Steven Arnold
| Steven Arnold | |
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12 December 1974 Warrington, England |
Steven Arnold (born 12 December 1974, Warrington, England) is an English actor best known for his role as Ashley Peacock in the long running hit show 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. Steven was nominated for Best Actor on Stage for his portrayal of David in Broken Strings at The Stage Offie Awards 2016.
In 1996 he made his debut on Coronation Street 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 announced on 25 April 2010 that Arnold's character Ashley and on-screen wife Claire would leave the show at the end of the year after being axed by new producer Phil Collinson. Arnold was said to be happy about leaving in such a dramatic fashion for the Live 50th Anniversary of the show. He made his final appearance on 8 December 2010, where his character Ashley was killed in the tram crash. Steven has been nominated for Best Actor at the National Television Awards in 1999 and Most Popular Actor at the British Soap Awards 2003 for his time in Coronation Street.
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