| Antony Cotton | |
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| Birth name | Antony Dunn |
| Born | August 5 1975 Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn on August 5 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He is openly gay.
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Biography
Cotton was born in Bury, in Greater Manchester. He is the son of actress Enid Dunn. [1] He went to Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook in Bury. [2] He has an elder brother, Andrew (born December 29 1973).
Cotton joined Oldham Theatre Workshop when he was 11 years old, and stayed there for ten years. [3] He filmed his first TV commercial the same year, and soon became a regular on the children’s TV show Up 2 U.[4] He is a patron of both The Lesbian & Gay Foundation and Terrence Higgins Trust.
Career
Television
Cotton played Alexander in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He also had a small speaking part in the fourth series of Absolutely Fabulous working for Edina's PR company. On January 13, 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. On May 5, 2007, Cotton appeared as a soap solo on Gameshow Marathon where Jamelia and Wendy Richard played Name That Tune for a place in the quarter final. Cotton played "When the Saints Go Marching In" on the tubular bells where both Jamelia and Richards took a note of what song they play and they each got it correct. In July, 2007, it was announced that Cotton is set to get his own tea time chat show on ITV. The new show, That Antony Cotton Show will be filmed in front of a live studio audience at Granada Television studios in Manchester, and will combine celebrity chat with topical humour. The show began on Monday 13 August, 2007 at 5pm on ITV. It has just recently been recommissioned for a second season. In October, 2007, it was announced that Cotton will front a gameshow for ITV, but the format has yet to be announced.
Film
Cotton made his film debut opposite Daniel Craig and Derek Jacobi in the 1998 film Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon. [6] He also appeared in the 1998 film The Wisdom of Crocodiles.
Theatre
Cotton has appeared in several shows Oldham Coliseum. He appeared in 15 Streets and the Hobbit at Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House. The part of Flynn was written for him by his friend Jonathan Harvey in the original version of Closer To Heaven[7]
Awards and recognition
In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards for his role in Coronation Street.[8] Cotton also won the 2005 Inside Soap Awards for Best Newcomer and Funniest Performance. 2006 he won (again) the award for Funniest Performance. In the 2007 British Soap Awards, Cotton was awarded the Best Actor award, which was voted for by the public. Also in 2007 he won Best Actor at the Inside Soap Awards, again voted for by the public.
Songs performed on Soapstar Superstar
- Show 1 The Rose (Westlife)
- Show 2 When You Say Nothing At All (Ronan Keating)
- Show 3 Could It Be Magic (Take That)
- Show 4 Lately (Stevie Wonder)
- Show 5 Copacabana (Barry Manilow)
- Show 6 1. Mad World (Gary Jules)
- 2. Shirley Bassey Medley: Goldfinger\Kiss Me, Honey, Honey, Kiss Me\Big Spender
- Show 7 1. Any Dream Will Do (from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat)
- Show 8: 1.Don't Rain on My Parade (Bobby Darin)
- 2. Angels (Robbie Williams)
- 3. Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin)
- Show 9 1. Mad World (Gary Jules)
- 2. Daniel (Elton John)
- 3. Copacabana (Barry Manilow)
Selected stage and screen credits
Television
- The Big Breakfast, Guest Expert
- The Cops, Jack
- Queer as Folk (1999), Alexander Perry
- Love in the 21st Century, Michael
- Queer as Folk II (2000), Alexander Perry
- Rhona, Alex
- The Bill (2000), Georgie
- The Big Breakfast, Guest Expert
- Absolutely Fabulous (2001), Damon
- Having it Off, Guy La Trousse
- Coronation Street (2004-present), Sean Tully
- Burn It, Stephen
- Spinechillers
Film
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Gang Member
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998), Brighton Rent Boy
Theatre
- Chalkie (Oldham Coliseum), Freddy
- Closer to Heaven (R.U.G.), Flynn
- Teddy Goes to War (Oldham Coliseum), George
- Worzel Gummidge (Oldham Coliseum), Worzel
References
- ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Antony Cotton Bio – Antony Cotton Biography – Antony Cotton Stories. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Corrie’s Antony: I’m Just a Lucky Fan. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Cotton, Antony – HELLO! Who’s Who on British TV. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
- ^ thecustard.tv links and lists – National TV Awards. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
