Sean Wilson (actor)

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Sean Wilson
Born (1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 59)
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • chef
Years active1983–2024 (actor)
2005– (chef and businessman)
Known for Coronation Street (1985–2005, 2018)

Sean Wilson (born 4 April 1965) is an English actor and cheesemaker, best known for his role as Martin Platt in Coronation Street , which he played from 1985 to 2005 and for a brief stint in 2018.

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Career

Wilson joined the cast of Coronation Street in 1985 as Martin Platt. The character was 16, had left school and taken a job at the cafe managed by Gail Tilsley. Five years later, Gail was a widow and he became involved with her romantically. They married, divorced, and in between he became father to David Platt. Wilson has said the main reason for leaving the serial in 2005 was because producers informed him of a storyline where he would date an underage girl and he did not agree with it. [1] He subsequently appeared in several other UK television dramas, including an appearance in Waterloo Road as Darren Briggs, Sr, a student's father whose crush on teacher Davina Shackleton gets out of hand.

Wilson also became a chef after leaving Coronation Street. [2] He has cooked in several Michelin-starred restaurants, and is also a cheesemaker and purveyor of cheesy comestibles with his own business, Saddleworth Cheese Company. [3] His book The Great Northern Cookbook [4] [ better source needed ] was published in 2012. The accompanying TV series was shown on Channel 5, [5] starting in January 2013. In 2018, Wilson reprised his role as Martin Platt in Coronation Street for a few episodes.

Wilson is a patron of a UK charity, Development of Children and Women Centre Nepal. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleTypeRoleNotes
1984 Crown Court TVTerry DayEpisode: "Paki Basher: Part 1"
Travelling Man BoyEpisode: "Grasser"
1985–2005, 2018 Coronation Street Martin Platt Series regular; 1,645 episodes [7]
2006 Dancing on Ice HimselfContestant; 6th place
Silent Witness Alan McBainEpisodes: "Terminus: Parts 1 & 2"
Casualty Steve BennettEpisode: "Perfect Day"
Dalziel and Pascoe Ken LawsonEpisodes: "Fallen Angel: Parts 1 & 2"
Doctors Paul WilliamsEpisode: "Unforeseen"
2008 Waterloo Road Darren Brigg SnrSeries 3: Episodes 11 & 12
The Royal Dennis SedgefieldEpisode: "Home from the Hill"
2009DoctorsGed BarryEpisode: "Much Ado About Something"
2013The Great Northern CookbookHimselfCookery TV series; aired on Channel 5

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References

  1. ↑ "Sean Wilson happy to be leaving Corrie". Digital Spy. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Lancashire marches on East Anglia, armed with cheese". The Guardian. London, UK.
  3. ↑ "Saddleworth Cheese Company" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Sean (2012). The Great Northern Cookbook. UK: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 224. ISBN   978-1-4447-6113-9.
  5. ↑ "The Great Northern Cookbook". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Development of Children and Women Centre Nepal" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sean Wilson". IMDb. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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