Scott Wright (actor)

Scott Wright (born 2 October 1974) is a British actor, singer, and musician. He was nominated for a National Television Award in 2001 for Most Popular Newcomer for his role as Sam Kingston in Coronation Street and has been awarded a "Rear of the Year" title.

Scott Wright
Scott Wright in 2014
Born (1974-10-02) 2 October 1974
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActor, Singer, Presenter, DJ, Musician
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)Kate Linsell (11 November 2007 – 2011)
Websitewww.scottwright.org.uk

Career

Wright had a three-year stay in ITV's Coronation Street, playing Sam Kingston.[1] Wright's other acting credits on television include ITV's Crossroads and BBC One's Casualty.[2] Added to this he played the title role in Tristan in the Merlin International films production. Wright has also appeared in ITV's Emmerdale and Channel 4's Shameless.[3]

Scott first displayed his singing talents nationally on Celebrity Stars in their Eyes and has since gone on to share the stage with multimillion selling artists such as David Cassidy, Alexander O'Neil and Motown legends Martha Reeves, Candi Staton and New Kids on The Block star Jordan Knight to name but a few. Scott also plays guitar piano and Harmonica.

Over many year Scott has travelled far and wide performing at prestigious venues such as The Point, Old Trafford; Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester; Manchester; Reebok Stadium, Bolton; Opera House, Manchester; Belfast Grand, Northern Ireland; Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.


Wright founded Screen Academy which provides acting classes for television, film and stage in the North of England.[4]

In 2015 Wright appeared in several plays and ITV 1's Midwinter of The Spirit playing Anna Maxwell Martins' husband Sean Watkins the drama also starring David Threlfall.

In 2016 Wright toured with The Shawshank Redemption playing Jordan Dawkins for Bill Kenwright productions.

In 2018 it was reported Wright was filming a new, yet to be announced TV series called ‘The Two Wolves’ co-starring Sir Derek Jacobi, James Cosmo, Francis Barber and American Emmy Award winning actress Dove Cameron.

Filmography

Television

Production Role Company
Casualty Gerry Lomas BBC 1
Shameless Bradford Channel 4
Emmerdale Gary Dench Yorkshire Television
Doctors Ralph Jones BBC
Crossroads Jeff Larson Carlton Television
Coronation Street Sam Kingston Granada Television
Hidden Love Trevor Channel 4
Emmerdale Brian Yorkshire Television
Midwinter of the Spirit Sean Watkins ITV

Theatre

Production Role Company
Shady Business Jerry Talking Scarlett Productions Out of Order Ronnie I Dickens Productions
Dancing at Lunasa Gerry Partington
Dean Guilty Gary Partington
Communicating Doors Reece
The Crucible Rev Hale BLT Co
Aladdin (Arabian Nights) Aladdin Pele Productions
Cinderella Prince Qdos Entertainment
The Shawshank Redemption Jordan Dawkins Bill Kenwright Productions

Film

Production Role Company
Tristan Tristan Merlin Films
Restraint Phil
Manchester Lads Johnson Ozenburg Films
The Domino Effect Agent Taylor Mirror Image
Gobsmacked Tash Narnia Productions
Interrogation D.I. Harris Mirror Image

Presenting

Production Company
Central Radio Presenter Central Radio 106.5 FM – Preston
Wright Hand Drive Granada Television
Safety on the Railways Railtrack
Breakfast Show Co-host BBC Radio Lancashire
Rovers Return Quiz Night ITV Play
This Morning Puzzle Book ITV Play

References
  1. Scott Wright, 'Internet Movie Database' , IMDB, Retrieved 29 July 2013
  2. Scott Wright, 'Internet Movie Database' , IMDB, Retrieved 29 July 2013
  3. Scott Wright, 'Internet Movie Database' , IMDB, Retrieved 29 July 2013
  4. www.screenacademy.co.uk Archived 8 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine



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