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In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the [[National Television Awards]] for his role in ''Coronation Street''.<ref name="thecustard"> {{cite web | url = http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/nationaltvawards.html |
In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the [[National Television Awards]] for his role in ''Coronation Street''.<ref name="thecustard"> {{cite web | url = http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/nationaltvawards.html |
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| title = thecustard.tv links and lists – National TV Awards| accessdate = | accessmonthday = February 25| accessyear = 2007}}</ref> Cotton also 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]], again voted for by the public. In total he has won 7 awards for his iconic character Sean. |
| title = thecustard.tv links and lists – National TV Awards| accessdate = | accessmonthday = February 25| accessyear = 2007}}</ref> Cotton also 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]], again voted for by the public. In total he has won 7 awards for his iconic character Sean. |
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==Personal Life== |
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Antony is currently dating Newcastle United defender [[Steven Taylor]]. |
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==Selected stage and screen credits== |
==Selected stage and screen credits== |
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Antony Cotton | |
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| Born | Antony Dunn |
| Height | 5' 93⁄4 (1.77 m) |
| Awards | British Soap Award for Best Actor 2007 Coronation Street |
Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn on 5 August 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actor and singer best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk.
Biography
Cotton was born in Bury, in Lancashire. He is the son of actress Enid Dunn.[1] He went to Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook in Ramsbottom. [2] He has an elder brother, Andrew (born 29 December 1973). Antony is a passionate supporter of the Terrence Higgins Trust, of which he is a patron. He is also a patron of the LGF charity in Manchester, The Albert Kennedy Trust and also the Queer Up North festival. He is friends with, amongst others, Ian McKellen, Kathy Burke, Suranne Jones, Anna Friel, Alan Carr, Jane Horrocks, Katherine Kelly, Marsha Thomason and Elton John.
Career
Television
Cotton currently plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in Coronation Street. Cotton asked for a part on the show, and created the character with some of the show’s writers.[3]
Cotton played Alexander in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He has also appeared in episodes of Absolutely Fabulous as the character Damon. On 13 January 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. He donated his winning money, £200000, to the Elton John Aids Foundation.
In July 2007, it was announced that Cotton would be fronting his own tea time chat show on ITV. The show, That Antony Cotton Show, was filmed in front of 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 at 5pm on ITV; however, following the end of the first series, ITV announced that the show would not return for a second. He is developing several new ideas with ITV.[4]Antony also appeared on Family Fortunes on the 20th of September 2008 presented by Vernon Kay and won £10,000 for his chosen charity. In December 2008 he appeared with his friend and co-star Suranne Jones on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He won £50,000 again for the Terrence Higgins Trust. This brings the total he has donated from TV appearances alone to £238,000.
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. [5] He also appeared in the 1998 film The Wisdom of Crocodiles.
Theatre
Cotton has appeared in several shows Oldham Coliseum. He appeared in The Fifteen Streets and The Hobbit at Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House. The part of Flynn was written for him by his friend Jonathan Harvey in the original version of Closer to Heaven.[1]
Awards and recognition
In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards for his role in Coronation Street.[6] Cotton also 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, again voted for by the public. In total he has won 7 awards for his iconic character Sean.
Personal Life
Antony is currently dating Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor.
Selected stage and screen credits
Television
- The Big Breakfast, Guest Expert
- The Cops, Jack
- Queer as Folk (1999), Alexander Perry
- The Big Breakfast, Guest Expert
- "Having It Off" Writer, Guy La Trousse
- Coronation Street (2003, 2004-present), Sean Tully
- Aboslutely Fabulous
- That Antony Cotton Show (2007)
References
- ^ a b "Mum's the Word for Superstar Antony".
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- ^ "Cotton, Antony – HELLO! Who's Who on British TV".
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