James Atherton

James Atherton (born James Conway, 1986/1987)[1] is a British actor best known for roles as Will Savage Hollyoaks and Coronation Street as Jamie and the 2017 revival of the original stage version of Rita, Sue and Bob Too.[1][2]

Early life

Atherton grew up in the Cumbrian village of Talkin and attended Austin Friars School in nearby Carlisle.[2]

Career

On television, Atherton has played the serial killer Will Savage in Hollyoaks and joined the cast of Coronation Street as Jamie in October 2015.[2][3]

On stage, he co-starred as title character Bob in the Out of Joint Theatre Company's revival of Andrea Dunbar's play Rita, Sue and Bob Too, which opened at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton in September 2017 before touring the UK, and is due to play at the Royal Court Theatre from January 2018.[1][4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Saul, Rosalind. "Self-confessed soap 'bad lad' talks stage sex scenes and making a love-rat look good". The Bolton News. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "From Carlisle to the cobbles: Meet Corrie's new bad boy". ITV News. 12 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Duncan (6 August 2015). "Hollyoaks star James Atherton lands Coronation Street role". Metro.
  4. ↑ Love, Catherine (14 September 2017). "Rita, Sue and Bob today: Andrea Dunbar's truths still haunt us". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Theatre reverses decision to axe play". BBC News. 16 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Royal Court reverses decision to cancel Rita, Sue and Bob Too". The Guardian. 15 December 2017.
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