Antony Audenshaw (born 6 September 1964) is an English actor and singer. Audenshaw appeared in the

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soap opera '' Brookside'' from 1994 to 1996). Then in 2000, he began portraying the role of

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on the

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soap opera '' Emmerdale''. For his portrayal of the role, he received a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the

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Life and career

Audenshaw was born in Denton,

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on 9 September 1964. In 1993, Audenshaw married wife Ruth, and the pair had two children together before her death in 2017. Audenshaw began both his acting and music careers on stage whilst performing songs and sketches that he had wrote, later taking part in amateur theatre productions. Whilst trying to make it as an actor, he had a job at

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and slept in his car on the car park since he could not afford accommodation. Between 1994 and 1996, he played the recurring role of PC Ian Coban in the

soap '' Brookside''. His ''Emmerdale'' debut was in 1996, when he played the part of security guard Acky. He later appeared as

in 2000 and he has been a cast member since. For his portrayal of the role, he received a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the

. In December 2006, he appeared as himself alongside other members of the ''Emmerdale'' cast on a celebrity version of the TV show '' Family Fortunes'', and in 2009, he appeared in and won an episode of ''

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''. His specialist subject was birds. Audenshaw has completed numerous London Marathons, and in 2010, he broke the

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for the fastest time set by a runner dressed as a baby, when he completed the London Marathon in 3 hours and 13 minutes. He ran the Robin Hood Marathon in

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on Sunday 12 September 2010 in 3 hours 54 minutes and 29 seconds. Audenshaw often runs in fancy dress for the charity

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. On 17 April 2011, Audenshaw ran the 2011 London Marathon in 3 hours and 18 minutes dressed as a fairy. He has presented a feature called Tony's Trials on the weekly running podcast ''Marathon Talk''. Audenshaw is the lead singer of a band called White Van Man, who released "Viva Englandia" in support of England's

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campaign. Since his wife died from

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, Audenshaw raised £4100 for Pancreatic Cancer UK on ''

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'' in March 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Audenshaw, Tony 1964 births 21st-century English male singers 21st-century English singers English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male stage actors Living people Male actors from Lancashire People from Denton, Greater Manchester