Oliver Farnworth

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Oliver Farnworth
Born (1982-08-05) 5 August 1982 (age 42)
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Alma mater Bristol Old Vic
OccupationActor
Employer ITV
Television Hollyoaks (2006–2007)
Coronation Street (2014–2017)
Endeavour (2019) Emmerdale (2024—)
Partner Samantha Womack (2021–present) [1]

Oliver Farnworth (born 5 August 1982) is an English actor. Farnworth was brought up just outside Halifax in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, but moved to Sidmouth in Devon when he was fifteen. [2] He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [2] He first came to recognition in Hollyoaks playing Will Hackett from September 2006 to May 2007.

Before appearing in Hollyoaks , Farnworth appeared on stage in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [2] and in The London Plays, written by Ed Hime and directed by Kelly Wilkinson. [2] He has also appeared in three episodes of ITV1's 1960s medical drama The Royal , playing a character called Nev Cartwright. [3]

In 2008, Farnworth played the leading role in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning at the Harrogate Theatre, [4] and Lysander with the British Shakespeare Company in A Midsummer Night's Dream . [3] In 2009 he appeared in The Merchant of Venice at Penshurst Place Gardens in Kent. [3]

In April 2010, Farnworth appeared in the West End production of Holding the Man at the Trafalgar Studios. [5]

In 2014, he played Florian Dupont, a Belgian refugee, in the TV series Mr. Selfridge before joining the cast of Coronation Street as Andy Carver; his departure was announced in 2016. [6] His last scene, aired on 20 January 2017, saw him being supposedly killed by Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre). [7] However, on 18 August 2017, Farnworth made an unexpected and unannounced return; revealing that Phelan was in fact, holding him captive in the cellar of an abandoned house until his death on 27 October 2017. [8] In 2019, he has appeared in the TV Series Endeavour , playing the role of PC Rich Potter.

Farnworth joined the cast of Emmerdale in 2024, playing John Sugden. His first episode aired on 7 August 2024.

Awards

YearCeremonyAwardResult
2017 Inside Soap Awards Best Shock TwistWon

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References

  1. ↑ Adejobi, Alicia (16 May 2021). "EastEnders actress Samantha Womack "dating" former Coronation Street actor Oliver Farnworth after split from husband". Metro . Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Feature: Introducing... Oliver Farnworth". Official London Theatre. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Read, Caroline (2009) "The Merchant Of Venice at Penshurst Place in Kent", thisissussex.co.uk, 17 July 2009, retrieved 3 January 2011
  4. ↑ Loffill, Sheila (2008) "Don't Miss This Powerful Play", Harrogate Advertiser, 29 February 2008, retrieved 3 January 2011
  5. ↑ Baynes, Valkerie (2010) "Jane Turner Sticks Close to Home for West End Debut", Sydney Morning Herald , 16 April 2010, retrieved 3 January 2011
  6. ↑ "Corrie: Police called to Oliver Farnworth's leaving do". Digital Spy. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Brown, David (20 January 2017). "Coronation Street: has Phelan REALLY killed Andy? Actor Oliver Farnworth speaks out!". Radio Times . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Bagwell, Matt (19 August 2017). "'Coronation Street' Spoilers: Andy Carver Is Back From The Dead – Eight Months After Shocked Viewers Thought Pat Phelan Had Killed Him". HuffPost . Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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