Andrew Whyment

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Andrew "Andy" Whyment (born 20 December 1979 in Los Angeles^[1]) is an English television actor, best known for comedy roles, including his role as Kirk Sutherland in the soap opera Coronation Street. He currently lives in Horwich in Bolton.

1 TV career
2 Reality TV
3 Personal Life and Trivia
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] TV career

Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School ^[2] in Manchester. His first credited part was in Cracker in 1993. He also had minor roles in The Cops and Where the Heart Is.^[3]

From 1999 until 2000, Whyment appeared alongside Caroline Aherne and Ricky Tomlinson as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC comedy The Royle Family. Since 2001, Whyment has played the role of Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street. In 2003, he was due to leave Corrie to appear in a new run of Carry On films, but cancelled this plan due to their delays.^[4]

[edit] Reality TV

In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar. He has also appeared as a celebrity darts player on the game show Bullseye in the Bronze Bully Round in one episode.

[edit] Personal Life and Trivia

Whyment was supposed to appear at Banbury on the 26 November 2006 to switch on the Christmas lights, but disappointed fans by withdrawing at the last moment.
Whyment used to live in Clifton, Manchester, but moved to Horwich,Bolton with his family.
He is 5'10", with blue eyes and brown hair^[2]
Whyment is a fan of Manchester United F.C. and regular attends home and away matches.