George Christopher (born George Wilson, 5 March 1970) is a British actor.
He is best known for his teenage role as Liverpudlian scamp Ziggy Greaves in
Grange Hill
''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...
, a role he played from 1986 to 1989. The character was a hit with viewers, and Wilson himself has compared his alter-ego with the series' original hero,
Tucker Jenkins
Peter "Tucker" Jenkins is a main character of British children's drama series ''Grange Hill'', who appeared as a main cast member in the first four seasons. He would later guest appear in the show throughout its thirty-season run and would feat ...
.
["From Grange Hill To Albert Square...And Beyond"; a celebration of 20 years of Grange Hill, broadcast New Year's Day 1998 on BBC1.] Following his acting career he took up a business that embraced his stage name and his desire to upcycle the front of customers' houses whilst staying true to his musical icon, David Bowie. And hence 'Ziggy Paves Your Drives' was born.
After Grange Hill, Wilson took on another high-profile role in the Channel 4 soap
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
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* Brookside, Berkshire, England
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, as
Little Jimmy Corkhill
"Little" James 'Jimmy' Corkhill Jr. was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside''. He was portrayed by George Christopher
George Christopher (born George Christopheles; December 8, 1907 – September 14, 2000) ...
. He played the drug addict son of
Jimmy Corkhill
Jimmy Corkhill is a fictional character from ''Brookside'', played by Dean Sullivan, who joined the series in 1986. Jimmy originally appeared on a recurring basis appearing alongside his brother, Billy (John McArdle), before becoming a regular ...
senior.
George has since taken on a variety of stage and film roles, including a play about the
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal human crush during a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the ...
.
He lives in Liverpool with his young son.
References
External links
George Christopher interview at Grange Hill Gold
1970 births
Living people
English male actors
Male actors from Liverpool
English male soap opera actors
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