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Andrew "Andy" Whyment (born 2 April 1981) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Darren Sinclair-Jones in the
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Career

Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford. His first credited part was in '' Cracker'' in 1993. He also had minor roles in '' The Cops'', '' Heartbeat'' and '' Where the Heart Is''. From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the
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sitcom ''
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''. Since 2000, he has played
Kirk Sutherland Kirk Sutherland is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 22 May 2000, played by an uncredited actor and originally referred to as Mark. ...
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 ...
''. In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the
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''. In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for ''
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; he was auditioning under his ''Coronation Street'' character and sang the
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". He also took part in the 2012 series of ''
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'' and was paired up with professional skater
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. In 2019, He participated in the nineteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and finished in second place.


Personal life

Whyment married his long-term girlfriend Nichola in 2007. They have two children, Thomas and Hollie.


Awards

* 2003 –
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for Best Comedy Performance


See also

*
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* List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whyment, Andrew 1981 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male soap opera actors I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants Living people Male actors from Salford