Alan David Halsall (born 11 August 1982) is an English actor, best known for portraying the role of

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in ''

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'', a role he has played since 1998.

Early life

Halsall was brought up in Walkden, Salford and attended Walkden High School.

Career

Halsall has been in ''Coronation Street'' since November 1998, but had previously appeared in a variety of television shows including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Queer As Folk'' (1999). He also appeared in the CITV four-part series '' Matt's Million''. Halsall won the 2013

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Outstanding Serial Drama Performance award for his role on ''Coronation Street''.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Halsall was married to former ''

'' and '' Wild at Heart'' actress,

Lucy-Jo Hudson Lucy-Jo Hudson (born 4 May 1983) is an English actress, known for her roles as Katy Harris in ''Coronation Street'', Rosie Trevanion in '' Wild at Heart'' and Donna-Marie Quinn in ''Hollyoaks''. Her role as Rhiannon Davis in ''Doctors'' in 201 ...

. They met on set and began dating in 2005. They married on 13 June 2009 in

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. On 18 February 2013, via Twitter, the couple announced they were expecting their first child, a baby girl. On 8 September 2013, Hudson gave birth to their daughter, 9 days after her due date, named Sienna-Rae. The couple announced they were splitting in March 2016, and they got back together after several weeks apart. In May 2018, they announced that they were divorcing.

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* 1982 births Living people English male child actors English male soap opera actors People educated at Walkden High School People from Walkden 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Salford {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub