| Bruno Langley | |
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 as Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street |
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| Born | March 21 1983 Devon, England |
| Children | Freddie Langley |
Bruno Langley (born March 21 1983) is a British actor from Devon, England. From 2001 to 2004, Langley played the character of Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. As the first openly gay character on the show, Langley developed a large gay following.[1] After leaving Coronation Street, he has gone on to play other roles, such as the part of Adam Mitchell in the 2005 series of Doctor Who with Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, appearing in two episodes, "Dalek" and "The Long Game", and provided an audio commentary for the DVD of these episodes . He also filmed a small role in the feature film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, released in June 2005, an episode of Dalziel and Pascoe, the little seen film Halal Harry, and read Horace for BBC Radio 7. In the summer of 2005, Langley appeared in an acclaimed run of Romeo and Juliet opposite fellow ex-soap actress Scarlett Johnson at Stafford Castle, and on 30 October 2005 he appeared on stage at the Old Vic theatre in London in the play Night Sky alongside Christopher Eccleston, Navin Chowdhry, David Warner, Saffron Burrows and David Baddiel. In Spring 2006, Langley appeared in Life Imitates Art at the Camden People's Theatre. In 2006, Langley was seen in a production of A Taste of Honey which toured the UK extensively and played a short run at the Richmond Theatre. Langley has recently shot a small role in an Independent Online Film and returned to Coronation Street for a twelve episode guest stint.[2] In a recent Inside Soap interview, executive producer Kieran Roberts confirmed he was considering asking Langley to return full-time.
Personal life
Victoria, his girlfriend of three years, gave birth to their son, Freddie, in May 2007. [2]
References
- ^ "Todd to leave the Street", BreakingNews.ie, 2004-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ a b Hilton, Beth. "Langley wanted to avoid baby's nappies", Digital Spy, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
External links
- brunolangley.co.uk
- Bruno Langley at the Internet Movie Database
- Bruno Langley interviewed on The Soap Show
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| NAME | Langley, Bruno |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21 1965 |
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