Steven Arnold
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Steven Arnold (born 12 December 1974, Warrington, Cheshire) is an English actor best known for his role as Ashley Peacock in Coronation Street.
He was educated at Sir Thomas Boteler in Warrington where his drama teacher suggested he try for a part in a National Film and Television School production called This Boy's Story. This film went on to win a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for best short film in 1991.
Steven and his younger brother, Kevin, both appeared in the Granada Television series Children's Ward. Steven returned for another series of Children's Ward as Joe Lloyd and worked on the medical information film Growing Pains before making his BBC debut as a courier in the Patricia Routledge series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. He also played a character called Rob in an episode of The Bill and a role in Common As Muck before returning to Granada to play Darren in the medical series Medics with Tom Baker and Sue Johnston.
In 1996 he made his debut on Coronation Street as Ashley Peacock. and soon he was made a regular character, marrying Maxine Heavey who was eventually murdered by Richard Hillman. Ashley then married Claire Casey in 2004. It was annouced on 25 April 2010 that Arnold's character Ashley and on-screen wife Claire, are due to leave the show at the end of the year after being axed by new producer Phil Collinson. Arnold is said to be "fuming" with the decision.
Steven, who still lives in Warrington, has also played Neil in You, Me and Manley and has worked on the BBC Radio 4 play The Distance Between Stars.
He is also a patron for The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a Warrington based Children's Charity helping children with life threatening conditions and their families, www.shannonstrust.org.uk
Trivia
Steven Arnold smokes in real life, but his character in Coronation Street, Ashley Peacock does not.