Craig Cheetham is an

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. He is best known for his roles on ''

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'' and on

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's '' Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere'' in which he played the character Billy Shannon in the second and sixth episodes of the series. He has also performed in several radio dramas, including playing the character of Mike Tanner in the

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drama ''Stone'' from 2015 to 2021.

Career

He has featured in British soaps ''

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'', ''

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''. In Hollyoaks, he played Noel Ashworth, who returned to announce that he is the real father of

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after an affair he had with his

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's wife Suzanne. His character was killed off after eight episodes. In 2004, he played Billy Shannon in two episodes in the cult classic '' Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere''. After this, he has also had roles on ''

'', '' Brassic'' and '' Shameless''. In 2010, Cheetham portrayed

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in the 2010 TV biopic, ''Lennon Naked''. As well as TV and radio, Cheetham has appeared in stage shows across Greater Manchester. Additionally he has appeared in adverts for several companies, including: Hyundai Motor Company (2018), Co-op Food (2016), Farmfoods (2012) and We Buy Any Car (2012).

Selected filmography

According to IMDb, the following shows he has appeared in include: *''This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper'' (2000), Peter Sutcliffe *''Heartbeat (British TV series), Heartbeat'' (2000), Lynch *''Fat Friends'' (2000), Ben *''In Memoriam'' (2002), Tom *''Shackleton (TV serial), Shackleton'' (2002), Walter How *''Al's Lads'' (2002), Cook *''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' (2004), David Samuels *''

'' (2004), Paul *'' Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere'' (2004), Billy Shannon *''

'' (2006), DC Jansen *''

'' (2006), Russell Askey *''

'' (2007), Noel Ashworth *''Wire in the Blood'' 2008, Frank *''The Royal'' 2008, Roger Winstanley *'' Shameless'' 2009, Keith *''Lennon Naked'' 2010, Ringo Starr

References

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