Alexander Anthony Keith Bain (born 25 November 2001) is an English actor. He plays
Simon Barlow
Simon Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and has been played by Alex Bain since 2008. The character was originally played by twins, Jake and Oscar Hartley, on his birth in 2003. Simon is the s ...
in ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'', a role he has portrayed since 2008.
Early life
Alex Bain was born in 2001 to Debra and Paul Bain. He was always into the performing arts, and attended dance, drama and musical theatre lessons from a young age. He attended
Walton-le-Dale High School in
Preston, Lancashire.After finishing there, he went on to train in Musical Theatre and Dance for 2 years at Shockout Arts in Manchester.
Career
Bain made his first television appearance in an advertisement for
Rice Krispies. His first major role was starring in the BBC drama ''
Sunshine'', before moving to the role of
Simon Barlow
Simon Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and has been played by Alex Bain since 2008. The character was originally played by twins, Jake and Oscar Hartley, on his birth in 2003. Simon is the s ...
in the soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'', a role which he has played since 2008.
Personal life
In May 2018, it was reported that Alex was due to become a father with his then girlfriend, whom he was in a relationship with from April 2017 to May 2019.
His daughter was born on 2 December 2018. In May 2020, it was reported that Alex has been in a relationship with performer, Mollie, whom he has been with since October 2019, however he first revealed their relationship when he posted a tribute to her on his Instagram in December 2019
In October 2022 it was announced that the pair have been engaged since October 2021 and only told their parents at Christmastime.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
21st-century English male actors
English male child actors
English male soap opera actors
Male actors from Lancashire
People from Blackburn
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