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'''Sean Gallagher''' (born 2 September 1990{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}) is a British [[actor]], best known for his role of [[List of Coronation Street characters (2006)#Paul Connor|Paul Connor]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]''.
'''Sean Gallagher''' (born 2 September 1965) is a British actor, best known for his role of [[Paul Connor (Coronation Street)|Paul Connor]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]''.

==Early life==
Gallagher was born in [[Luton, Bedfordshire]], to Desmond and Margaret Gallagher.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} He worked at Domino's Pizza as a [[wash man]] to assist with drama-school tuition fees.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}


==Career==
==Career==

Gallagher appeared in ''[[EastEnders]]'' from 1992 to 1993 as a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married [[Sam Mitchell (EastEnders)|Sam Mitchell]].
Gallagher appeared in ''[[EastEnders]]'' from 1992 to 1993 as a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married [[Sam Mitchell (EastEnders)|Sam Mitchell]].


In 1997 Gallagher played the role of Alan in the BAFTA-winning BBC series "[[Holding On (TV series)|Holding On]]" by Tony Marchant.
In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' opposite [[David Tennant]] in the episode "[[New Earth (Doctor Who)|New Earth]]". In late summer 2006 Gallagher signed up to ''[[Coronation Street]]'' to play the part of [[Paul Connor (Coronation Street)|Paul Connor]], one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving ''Coronation Street'' in June 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s3/coronationstreet/news/a42876/corrie-actor-quits-after-five-months.html|title=Corrie actor quits after five months|date=18 February 2007|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/37924-corrie-character-to-be-killed-off|title=Corrie character to be killed off|date=19 February 2007|publisher=}}</ref>

In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' opposite [[David Tennant]] in the episode "[[New Earth (Doctor Who)|New Earth]]". In 2006, Gallagher signed up to ''[[Coronation Street]]'' to play the part of [[Paul Connor (Coronation Street)|Paul Connor]], one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving ''Coronation Street'' in June 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s3/coronationstreet/news/a42876/corrie-actor-quits-after-five-months.html|title=Corrie actor quits after five months|date=18 February 2007|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/37924-corrie-character-to-be-killed-off|title=Corrie character to be killed off|date=19 February 2007|publisher=}}</ref>


On 2 July 2007, it was announced Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, ''[[Rock Rivals]]'', produced by [[Shed Productions]].<ref>[http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/rock-rivals-interview-with-sean-gallagher/ Rock Rivals: Interview With Sean Gallagher | Unreality TV<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807130102/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/rock-rivals-interview-with-sean-gallagher/ |date=2008-08-07 }}</ref> He starred alongside former ''EastEnders'' actress [[Michelle Collins]] who played his wife, Karina Faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a63747/michelle-collins-lands-rock-rivals-role.html|title=Michelle Collins lands 'Rock Rivals' role|date=2 July 2007|publisher=}}</ref>
On 2 July 2007, it was announced Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, ''[[Rock Rivals]]'', produced by [[Shed Productions]].<ref>[http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/rock-rivals-interview-with-sean-gallagher/ Rock Rivals: Interview With Sean Gallagher | Unreality TV<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807130102/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/rock-rivals-interview-with-sean-gallagher/ |date=2008-08-07 }}</ref> He starred alongside former ''EastEnders'' actress [[Michelle Collins]] who played his wife, Karina Faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a63747/michelle-collins-lands-rock-rivals-role.html|title=Michelle Collins lands 'Rock Rivals' role|date=2 July 2007|publisher=}}</ref>


He appeared in a production of ''[[Mary Stuart (play)|Mary Stuart]]'' for the Traverse Theatre, [[Edinburgh]], with [[David Oakes]] and [[Penny Layden]].
He appeared in a production of ''[[Mary Stuart (Schiller play)|Mary Stuart]]'' for the Traverse Theatre, [[Edinburgh]], with [[David Oakes]] and [[Penny Layden]].


He performed in ''The Black Album'' at the Cottesloe Theatre/[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in London's South Bank in 2009 and then started a national UK tour with the cast throughout the UK in October/November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831248254301/The+Black+Album+%28London+&+tour%29.html|title=The Black Album Reviews at Cottesloe (National Theatre) - London - |website=[[Whatsonstage.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307235511/http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831248254301/The+Black+Album+(London+&+tour).html |archive-date=7 March 2010}}</ref>
He performed in ''The Black Album'' at the Cottesloe Theatre/[[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in London's South Bank in 2009 and then started a national UK tour with the cast throughout the UK in October/November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831248254301/The+Black+Album+%28London+&+tour%29.html|title=The Black Album Reviews at Cottesloe (National Theatre) - London - |website=[[Whatsonstage.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307235511/http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831248254301/The+Black+Album+(London+&+tour).html |archive-date=7 March 2010}}</ref>


He also voiced one of the characters in ''The Happy Prince'', a stop-animation film, produced by Skatedog Films Ltd and directed by John Horabin in 2009. This newly released adaptation of the classic [[Oscar Wilde]] short story was featured at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] in London in autumn 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skatedog.co.uk/current.html|title=Skatedog Current<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref>
He also voiced one of the characters in ''The Happy Prince'', a stop-animation film, produced by Skatedog Films and directed by John Horabin in 2009. This newly released adaptation of the classic [[Oscar Wilde]] short story was featured at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] in London in autumn 2009.


He also appeared in the ITV dramas ''[[Eternal Law]]'' and ''Leaving'' and BBC drama ''[[Our Girl]]''.
He also appeared in the ITV dramas ''[[Eternal Law]]'' and ''Leaving'' and BBC drama ''[[Our Girl]]''.


In 2017 he appeared in ''Midsomer Murders “''Red in Tooth & Claw” as Errol Judd and in 2019 in ''Father Brown “''The Sacrifice of Tantalus” as Len Blaisen.
In 2017, he appeared in ''Midsomer Murders "''Red in Tooth & Claw" as Errol Judd and in 2019 in ''Father Brown “''The Sacrifice of Tantalus” as Len Blaisen.


==Activism==
==Activism==
Gallagher is known to support [[animal welfare]] societies. In August 2008, Gallagher appeared as a celebrity contestant on an episode of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', raising funds for [[World Animal Protection]] project to end [[bear dancing]] in India, "an issue that he feels strongly about."{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Gallagher is known to support [[animal welfare]] societies. In August 2008, Gallagher appeared as a celebrity contestant on an episode of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', raising funds for [[World Animal Protection]] project to end [[bear dancing]] in India, "an issue that he feels strongly about."{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1994
|''Jock: A True Tale of Friendship''
|Percy Fitzpatrick
|
|-
|1996
|[[La Passione (1996 film)|''La Passione'']]
|Jo
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Elephant Juice]]''
|Billy
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Offending Angels]]''
|Clive
|
|-
|2002
|''Making a Killing''
|Chad Wiley
|
|-
|2019
|[[The Rest of Us (film)|''The Rest of Us'']]
|Craig Hayes (Father)
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1992
|''The Guilty''
|Eddy Doyle
|Television film
|-
|1992
|[[Boon (TV series)|''Boon'']]
|Tony Heard
|Episode: "Minder"
|-
|1993
|''[[EastEnders]]''
|Clive
|Episode dated 2 February 1993
|-
|1993
|''[[The Bill]]''
|Mick West
|Episode: "Hypocritical Oath"
|-
|1993
|''[[Peak Practice]]''
|Ian Hilliard
|Episode: "Giddy Heights"
|-
|1994
|[[Casualty (TV series)|''Casualty'']]
|Bill Truman
|Episode: "Care in the Community"
|-
|1994
|''[[Murder Most Horrid]]''
|Sean Lacey
|Episode: "Lady Luck"
|-
|1994
|[[The House of Windsor (TV series)|''The House of Windsor'']]
|Ray Barker
|6 episodes
|-
|1996
|''Christmas''
|Sean
|Television film
|-
|1996
|[[The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996 TV series)|''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'']]
|Hargrave
|3 episodes
|-
|1996, 2014
|''[[Silent Witness]]''
|DI John Brooke / Daniel Finn
|4 episodes
|-
|1997
|''[[Touching Evil]]''
|Carl Burgess
|Episode: "Killing with Kindness: Part 1"
|-
|1997
|[[Noah's Ark (British TV series)|''Noah's Ark'']]
|Chris
|Episode: "Live and Learn"
|-
|1997
|[[Holding On (TV series)|''Holding On'']]
|Alan
|4 episodes
|-
|1998
|''[[Heat of the Sun]]''
|Chico de Ville
|3 episodes
|-
|1998
|''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]''
|Advanced Drone #2
|Episode: "Fissures"
|-
|1999
|''[[Extremely Dangerous]]''
|DI Danny Ford
|4 episodes
|-
|2000
|''Border Cafe''
|David
|8 episodes
|-
|2001–2002
|''[[Linda Green]]''
|Jimmy McKenzie
|10 episodes
|-
|2001, 2002
|[[Micawber (TV series)|''Micawber'']]
|Henry
|2 episodes
|-
|2002
|''[[Clocking Off]]''
|Neil
|Episode: "Jenny's Story"
|-
|2002
|''Ella and the Mothers''
|George
|Television film
|-
|2004
|''[[Island at War]]''
|Sheldon Leveque
| rowspan="2" |6 episodes
|-
|2004
|''[[Murder Prevention]]''
|DC Neil Stanton
|-
|2005
|''[[Class of '76]]''
|Colin Somerville
|Television film
|-
|2006
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
|Chip
|Episode: "[[New Earth (Doctor Who)|New Earth]]"
|-
|2006
|''[[New Street Law]]''
|Tony Burgess
|2 episodes
|-
|2006–2007
|''[[Coronation Street]]''
|[[Paul Connor (Coronation Street)|Paul Connor]]
|103 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[Rock Rivals]]''
|Malcolm Faith
|8 episodes
|-
|2008
|[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|''Heartbeat'']]
|DS Harry Siddons
|Episode: "Guilty Secrets"
|-
|2009
|''[[Holby City]]''
|Phil Goodridge
|Episode: "Just a Perfect Day"
|-
|2011
|[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|''Death in Paradise'']]
|Phil Owen
|Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid"
|-
|2012
|''[[Eternal Law]]''
|Dave
|Episode #1.2
|-
|2012
|''Walking and Talking''
|Pretty Nun
|4 episodes
|-
|2012
|''Leaving''
|Michael
| rowspan="2" |3 episodes
|-
|2013–2014
|''[[Our Girl]]''
|Dave Dawes
|-
|2017
|''[[Midsomer Murders]]''
|Errol Judd
|Episodes: "Red in Tooth & Claw"
|-
|2019
|[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|''Father Brown'']]
|Len Blaisen
|Episode: "The Sacrifice of Tantalus"
|-
|2022
|[[Five Days at Memorial (miniseries)|''Five Days at Memorial'']]
|Dr. Elwood McGee
|Episode: "45 Dead"
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:English male television actors]]
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[[Category:People from Luton]]
[[Category:British male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:Actors from Luton]]

Latest revision as of 12:25, 11 March 2024

For other people named Sean Gallagher, see Sean Gallagher (disambiguation).
Sean Gallagher
Born (1965-09-02) 2 September 1965 (age 59)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor

Sean Gallagher (born 2 September 1965) is a British actor, best known for his role of Paul Connor in Coronation Street.

Career

[edit]

Gallagher appeared in EastEnders from 1992 to 1993 as a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married Sam Mitchell.

In 1997 Gallagher played the role of Alan in the BAFTA-winning BBC series "Holding On" by Tony Marchant.

In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of Doctor Who opposite David Tennant in the episode "New Earth". In 2006, Gallagher signed up to Coronation Street to play the part of Paul Connor, one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving Coronation Street in June 2007.[1][2]

On 2 July 2007, it was announced Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, Rock Rivals, produced by Shed Productions.[3] He starred alongside former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins who played his wife, Karina Faith.[4]

He appeared in a production of Mary Stuart for the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, with David Oakes and Penny Layden.

He performed in The Black Album at the Cottesloe Theatre/National Theatre in London's South Bank in 2009 and then started a national UK tour with the cast throughout the UK in October/November 2009.[5]

He also voiced one of the characters in The Happy Prince, a stop-animation film, produced by Skatedog Films and directed by John Horabin in 2009. This newly released adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde short story was featured at the BFI in London in autumn 2009.

He also appeared in the ITV dramas Eternal Law and Leaving and BBC drama Our Girl.

In 2017, he appeared in Midsomer Murders "Red in Tooth & Claw" as Errol Judd and in 2019 in Father Brown “The Sacrifice of Tantalus” as Len Blaisen.

Activism

[edit]

Gallagher is known to support animal welfare societies. In August 2008, Gallagher appeared as a celebrity contestant on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, raising funds for World Animal Protection project to end bear dancing in India, "an issue that he feels strongly about."[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Jock: A True Tale of Friendship Percy Fitzpatrick
1996 La Passione Jo
1999 Elephant Juice Billy
2000 Offending Angels Clive
2002 Making a Killing Chad Wiley
2019 The Rest of Us Craig Hayes (Father)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Guilty Eddy Doyle Television film
1992 Boon Tony Heard Episode: "Minder"
1993 EastEnders Clive Episode dated 2 February 1993
1993 The Bill Mick West Episode: "Hypocritical Oath"
1993 Peak Practice Ian Hilliard Episode: "Giddy Heights"
1994 Casualty Bill Truman Episode: "Care in the Community"
1994 Murder Most Horrid Sean Lacey Episode: "Lady Luck"
1994 The House of Windsor Ray Barker 6 episodes
1996 Christmas Sean Television film
1996 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Hargrave 3 episodes
1996, 2014 Silent Witness DI John Brooke / Daniel Finn 4 episodes
1997 Touching Evil Carl Burgess Episode: "Killing with Kindness: Part 1"
1997 Noah's Ark Chris Episode: "Live and Learn"
1997 Holding On Alan 4 episodes
1998 Heat of the Sun Chico de Ville 3 episodes
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Advanced Drone #2 Episode: "Fissures"
1999 Extremely Dangerous DI Danny Ford 4 episodes
2000 Border Cafe David 8 episodes
2001–2002 Linda Green Jimmy McKenzie 10 episodes
2001, 2002 Micawber Henry 2 episodes
2002 Clocking Off Neil Episode: "Jenny's Story"
2002 Ella and the Mothers George Television film
2004 Island at War Sheldon Leveque 6 episodes
2004 Murder Prevention DC Neil Stanton
2005 Class of '76 Colin Somerville Television film
2006 Doctor Who Chip Episode: "New Earth"
2006 New Street Law Tony Burgess 2 episodes
2006–2007 Coronation Street Paul Connor 103 episodes
2008 Rock Rivals Malcolm Faith 8 episodes
2008 Heartbeat DS Harry Siddons Episode: "Guilty Secrets"
2009 Holby City Phil Goodridge Episode: "Just a Perfect Day"
2011 Death in Paradise Phil Owen Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid"
2012 Eternal Law Dave Episode #1.2
2012 Walking and Talking Pretty Nun 4 episodes
2012 Leaving Michael 3 episodes
2013–2014 Our Girl Dave Dawes
2017 Midsomer Murders Errol Judd Episodes: "Red in Tooth & Claw"
2019 Father Brown Len Blaisen Episode: "The Sacrifice of Tantalus"
2022 Five Days at Memorial Dr. Elwood McGee Episode: "45 Dead"

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Corrie actor quits after five months". 18 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Corrie character to be killed off". 19 February 2007.
  3. ^ Rock Rivals: Interview With Sean Gallagher | Unreality TV Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Michelle Collins lands 'Rock Rivals' role". 2 July 2007.
  5. ^ "The Black Album Reviews at Cottesloe (National Theatre) - London -". Whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010.
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