Antony Cotton

Antony Cotton
Greyscale photograph of a blond man with glasses
Cotton in 2006
Born Antony Dunn
(1975-08-05) 5 August 1975
Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Occupation Actor, Comedian
Television Coronation Street
Parent(s) Enid Dunn (mother)
Relatives Andrew Cotton (brother)

Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn; 5 August 1975) is an English actor, best known as Sean Tully in Coronation Street and as Alexander Perry in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. In March 2013, he won Let's Dance for Comic Relief, defeating fellow finalist Jodie Prenger.

Early and personal life

Cotton was born Antony Dunn in Bury, Greater Manchester, the son of actress Enid Dunn.[1] He attended Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, and the Oldham Theatre Workshop.[2] He has an elder brother, Andrew. Cotton supports the Terrence Higgins Trust and is a patron of the LGF[3] The Albert Kennedy Trust and the 'Queer Up North' festival. In August 2009, it was reported in Digital Spy that Cotton is "openly gay".[4] and in March 2010 the Daily Mirror reported that Cotton had exchanged rings with his partner, Peter Eccleston.[5] In January 2012, footballer Michael Ball was fined by the Football Association for a homophobic rant on Twitter about Cotton.[6]

Career

Television

Cotton currently plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in Coronation Street, on which he has starred since 2003.[7] Cotton played "Alexander" in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He has also appeared in episodes of Absolutely Fabulous as "Damon". On 13 January 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. He donated his winning money, £200,000, to the Elton John Aids Foundation. In July 2007, it was announced that Cotton would be fronting his own teatime chat show on ITV. The show, That Antony Cotton Show, was filmed with a live studio audience at Granada Television studios in Manchester, and combined celebrity chat with topical humour. It was first broadcast on Monday 13 August 2007 however, following the end of the first series, ITV announced that the show wouldn't return for a second.[8] He appeared on Family Fortunes on 20 September 2008 winning £10,000 for his chosen charity. In December 2008, he appeared with co-star Suranne Jones on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

He also took part in the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! which began airing on 13 November 2011. He left on 2 December 2011, after 21 days in the jungle, placing fourth. Cotton also starred in an episode of Mad Mad World on ITV1 in Spring 2012. He won first place in a series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief in March 2013.

Cotton was a contestant for the 2018 revamp of Dancing on Ice.

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.[9] He also appeared in the 1998 film, The Wisdom of Crocodiles.

Theatre

Cotton has appeared in several shows at the Oldham Coliseum, including The Fifteen Streets and The Hobbit at Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House. He appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the Middlesbrough Theatre.

Awards and recognition

In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards for his role in Coronation Street.[10] Cotton won the 2005 Inside Soap Awards for Best Newcomer and Funniest Performance. 2006 he won (again) the award for Funniest Performance. At 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.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis BaconBrighton Rent Boy
1998The Wisdom of CrocodilesGang Member
Television
YearTitleRoleEpisodes
1998Stanton BluesLad in Club"Episode #1.4"
1999Love in the 21st CenturyMichael
1999–2000Queer as FolkAlexander Perry7 episodes
2000RhonaAlex"The Happy Jeans"
2000The BillGeorgie Girl"Old Enemies"
"New Friends"
2001Absolutely FabulousDamon"Parallox"
"Menopause"
2002Having It OffGuy La Trousse
2003Burn ItStephen
2003–presentCoronation StreetSean Tully1388+ episodes
2005Twisted TalesSam"Charlie's Angel"
2006–2007Soapstar SuperstarHimself / Contestant14 episodes
2007That Antony Cotton ShowHimself25 episodes
The Cops
The Big Breakfast
2011I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Himself
2012All Star Mr & MrsHimself / Contestant
2014Celebrity JuiceAnt-Freeze
2016You're Back in the RoomHimself / Guest
2018Dancing on IceContestant

References

  1. ↑ "Mum's the Word for Superstar Antony". Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  2. ↑ McLean, Gareth (24 August 2007). "'I'm really proud of what I'm doing'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Dunning, Joanne (28 August 2008). "Sir Ian McKellen & Antony Cotton say "Enough is Enough!"". Manchester: The Lesbian & Gay Foundation. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 August 2009). "Corrie actor wants more gay characters". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Coronation Street star Antony Cotton 'weds' lover". Daily Mirror. London: Trinity Mirror. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Michael Ball fined for homophobic Twitter remark-The Guardian
  7. ↑ "Corrie's Antony: I'm Just a Lucky Fan". Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  8. ↑ "Corrie Cottons chat show axed". The Sun. London. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Cotton, Antony – HELLO! Who's Who on British TV". Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  10. ↑ "National TV Awards". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
Preceded by
Rowland Rivron		 Winner of Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2013		 Succeeded by
Programme Finished
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