{{Short description|English actor (born 1970)}} {{for|the American linguist|Stuart N. Wolfenden}} {{Infobox person | name = Stuart Wolfenden | image = | caption = | birth_name = Stuart Wolfenden | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1970|02|07}} | birth_place = Rochdale, Lancashire, England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1982–present | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} }}
'''Stuart Wolfenden''' (born 7 February 1970) is an English actor. He has played three different roles in ''Coronation Street'', first as paper boy Craig Russell, then as Mark Casey and later as Greig Hodge. More recently{{when|date=November 2019}} he joined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Terry Hay, the father of regular character Ste Hay.
==Early life and career== Born 7 February 1970 in Rochdale, Lancashire;<ref name="tomato">{{Cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/stuart_wolfenden |title= Stuart Wolfenden |work=rottentomatoes.com |access-date= 5 April 2024}}</ref> Wolfenden began acting at North Chadderton School.<ref name="now"/> After starring in the stage version of ''Kes'' at age 13, he won the Best Actor under 21 award at the Grange Arts Centre in Oldham. During this time he was also an actor at the Oldham Theatre Workshop. In 1986, Wolfenden appeared in "Foul Play", an episode of the BBC One children's drama ''Jossy's Giants''. At the age of 17 he starred alongside Sean Bean and Sheila Hancock in the BBC television film ''My Kingdom for a Horse'' (1991), playing the character of Bobby Shaw.<ref name="horse">{{Cite web |title=My Kingdom for a Horse |url= https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/49f68a59777449e9b18ac2fc1af0e3a7 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250405130751/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/49f68a59777449e9b18ac2fc1af0e3a7 |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 5, 2025 |work=bbc.co.uk|date=12 March 1991 |access-date= 5 April 2024}}</ref> In 2004, he starred alongside Paddy Considine and Toby Kebbell in the Shane Meadows directed film ''Dead Man's Shoes'' (2004).<ref name="now">{{Cite web|url= https://manchester.nowthenmagazine.com/articles/stuart-wolfenden-the-extraordinary-tale-of-rosie-and-gill-actor-interview |title= The Extraordinary Tale of Rosie and Gill |author= Brian Rooney |work=manchester.nowthenmagazine.com |date= 13 November 2021 |access-date= 5 April 2024}}</ref>
==''Coronation Street''== In 1986, Wolfenden appeared in ''Coronation Street'' as paperboy Craig Russell.<ref name="tv"/> He returned in a different role in 1989, playing Mark Casey.<ref>Young, Barbara. ''TV Times''. Magazine 17–23 June 1989/Vol 135 No 25, p.4</ref> He remained on the show until 1991.<ref>Weedon, Jo. ''Woman's Own''. Magazine 29 January 1990, p.30</ref> Wolfenden returned to ''Coronation Street'' a third time in 2015, this time in the role of Greig Hodge.<ref>Coronation Street on the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053494/ IMDb]</ref>
==Later career== Wolfenden has subsequently appeared in a number of TV shows including ''Blue Murder'',<ref name="tv"/> ''Heartbeat'',<ref name="tv"/> and the soap opera ''Emmerdale'',<ref name="tv"/> as well as landing roles in a number of feature films including ''In the Name of the Father'' (1992),<ref name="tv"/> ''Oranges and Sunshine'' (2011) and ''Best Laid Plans'' (2012).<ref name="tv">{{Cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/stuart-wolfenden/credits/3030312143/ |title= Stuart Wolfenden Credits |work= tvguide.com |access-date= 5 April 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
* Woman's Own magazine, 29 January 1990, p. 30 * TV Times magazine, 17–23 June 1989/Vol 135 No 25
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0938176|name=Stuart Wolfenden}}
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