Stuart Wolfenden
| Stuart Wolfenden | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stuart Wolfenden 7 February 1970 Rochdale, Lancashire, England UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982 – present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Stuart Wolfenden is an English actor. He played Herbie in Dead Man's Shoes, Bill in Oranges and Sunshine, and Pete in Best Laid Plans.[1] In 1989, he played the character Mark Casey in Coronation Street.[2] He appeared as Mark Casey in the soap for two years.[3][4]He also appears in television programmes such as; Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Accused and Blue Murder. Stuart is soon to be seen as Liam in series two of Prisoners' Wives.
Career
Wolfenden began acting at North Chadderton School. After starring in the stage version of Kes, he won the Best Actor under 21 award at the Grange Arts Centre in Oldham, at the age of 13. At this time he was also an actor at Oldham Theatre Workshop. At 15, Wolfenden played Craig the paperboy in Coronation Street and also appeared in the BBC One children's drama Jossy's Giants. When Wolfenden was 17 he landed a role in the BBC series My Kingdom for a Horse as Bobby Shaw. He starred opposite Sean Bean and Sheila Hancock.
In 1989, he began playing Mark Casey in Coronation Street, continuing in the role for two years until 1991. He has subsequently appeared in shows including Clocking Off, Fat Friends and Blue Murder. More recently he appeared in the Jimmy McGovern drama Accused. His film career started in 1992 with a role in In the Name of the Father. He later appeared as Herbie in Dead Man's Shoes, and as Bill in the 2011 film Oranges and Sunshine. In 2013 Wolfenden appeared as Liam in Series 2 of Prisoners' Wives. Also that year, he appeared in Emmerdale as Kev and in Hollyoaks as PC Drover. In 2014, he reprised his role as PC Drover in Hollyoaks. 2015 saw Wolfenden appear in Shane Meadows' This is England 90 and once again in Coronation Street as Greig Hodge
References
- Woman's Own magazine, 29 January 1990, p.30
- TV Times magazine, 17–23 June 1989/Vol 135 No 25