Greg Milburn (born 21 August 1979), better known as "Greg Wood", is a British actor from Manchester, England, known for playing

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in Channel 4 soap '' Hollyoaks'', Rick Neelan in ITV soap ''

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'' and Terry Gibson in Channel 4 soap '' Brookside''. He is the brother of fellow actor Matt Milburn, who has also starred in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.

Career

Wood usually plays villainous or threatening characters. His first acting role was in '' Hollyoaks'', playing one of the bullies in the groundbreaking portrayal of Luke Morgan's rape and would then go on to play what is possibly his best-known role in '' Brookside'' (as Greg Milburn) playing drug dealer Terry Gibson. Wood later reprised the role for the spin-off DVD ''Unfinished Business'' and was one of four nominated for Soap Villain of the Year. Since leaving ''Brookside'', he has appeared in '' The Courtroom'', '' Casualty 1907'' and has appeared twice in '' Emmerdale''. Wood is the brother of Matt Milburn who played Joe Spencer in '' Hollyoaks'', and footballer

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in ''

.'' In 2009, Wood joined ''

'' in which he played a loan shark, Rick Neelan. On 14 April 2010, ''

'' was cleared by

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for broadcasting a scene where Greg's character Rick Neelan pushed a burning newspaper through someone's letterbox. 31 people complained about the scene, claiming that the show had incited and encouraged crime. However, Ofcom ruled that it was "not likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or lead to disorder". In 2013, Wood rejoined ''Hollyoaks'' to play the villainous character

, a pivotal player in the exit of long running character Jacqui McQueen.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Greg Living people English male soap opera actors 1979 births Male actors from Manchester