Antony Cotton
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Antony Cotton | |
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Born | Antony Dunn 5 August 1975 Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Known for | Role of Sean Tully in Coronation Street |
Antony Cotton
Early and personal life
Cotton was born Antony Dunn in
In August 2009, it was reported in Digital Spy that Cotton is "openly gay".[4] In March 2010, it was reported that Cotton had exchanged rings with his partner, Peter Eccleston.[5] In January 2012, footballer Michael Ball was fined by the Football Association for a homophobic rant on Twitter about Cotton.[6]
Cotton is a patron of military charities
Career
Cotton portrays barman and factory worker
In July 2007, it was announced that Cotton would be fronting his own teatime chat show on ITV. The show,
He also took part in the
Cotton made his film debut opposite
Honours, awards and recognition
In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the
Cotton was appointed
Filmography
- Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | Brighton Rent Boy | |
The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Gang Member |
- Television
Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
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1995 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Pizza Man | Season 2, episode 5 |
1998 | The Cops | Lad in Club | Season 1, episode 4 |
1999 | Love in the 21st Century | Michael | Unknown |
1999–2000 | Queer as Folk | Alexander Perry | 7 episodes |
2000 | Rhona | Alex | "The Happy Jeans" |
The Bill | Georgie Girl | "Old Enemies" "New Friends" | |
2001 | Absolutely Fabulous | Damon | "Parallox" "Menopause" |
2002 | Having It Off | Guy La Trousse | All 6 episodes |
2003 | Burn It | Stephen | Unknown |
2003–present | Coronation Street | Sean Tully | Series regular |
2004 | Children in Need | Drinker/Policeman | 2 episodes |
2005 | Twisted Tales | Sam | "Charlie's Angel" |
Coronation Street: Pantomime | Aladdin | Television film | |
2007 | That Antony Cotton Show | Presenter | 25 episodes |
2010 | East Street | Sean Tully | Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders |
See also
- List of Dancing on Ice contestants
- List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants
References
- ^ "Mum's the Word for Superstar Antony". Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- ^ McLean, Gareth (24 August 2007). "'I'm really proud of what I'm doing'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- The Lesbian & Gay Foundation. Retrieved 24 April 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 August 2009). "Corrie actor wants more gay characters". Digital Spy. London. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Allcock, Beth (18 July 2018). "Inside Antony Cotton's 12 year relationship with Corrie co-worker". OK!. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Michael Ball fined for homophobic tweet to Coronation Street actor". The Guardian. 24 January 2012.
- ^ Green, Alex (19 September 2022). "Corrie star Antony Cotton hails armed forces after attending Queen's funeral". The Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "TV's Antony Cotton to become MBE for support to British soldiers and veterans". Ministry of Defence. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Corrie's Antony: I'm Just a Lucky Fan". Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- ^ Chase, Stephanie (26 March 2021). "Coronation Street's nod to Queer as Folk delights viewers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Antony Cotton". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Soapstar Superstar: Antony wins title". Manchester Evening News. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (24 January 2008). "Report: 'Antony Cotton Show' is axed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- Oldham Chronicle. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Cotton, Antony – HELLO! Who's Who on British TV". Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- Northern Echo. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "National TV Awards". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- ^ "Corrie stars at soap awards". Manchester Evening News. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B18.
External links
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- Antony Cotton at IMDb