Greg Milburn (born 21 August 1979), better known as "Greg Wood", is a British
actor
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from
Manchester
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,
England
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, known for playing
Trevor Royle
''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the sho ...
in Channel 4 soap ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'',
Rick Neelan
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2009, in order of first appearance.
Martha Fraser
Martha Fraser, portrayed by Stephanie Beacham, made her first appearance on 26 Janua ...
in ITV soap ''
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 ...
'' and Terry Gibson in Channel 4 soap ''
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
* Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Brookside, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Brookside, Berkshire, England
* Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England
United States
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''. 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
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'', playing one of the bullies in the groundbreaking portrayal of
Luke Morgan
Luke Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Gary Lucy. He was introduced by the show's creator Phil Redmond as part of the Morgan family, and made his first appearance on 29 March 1999. The ...
's rape and would then go on to play what is possibly his best-known role in ''
Brookside Brookside may refer to:
Geography Canada
* Brookside, Edmonton
* Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Brookside, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Brookside, Berkshire, England
* Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England
United States
* Br ...
'' (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
''The Courtroom'' is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004. Music was composed and performed by Steve Wright.
The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particularl ...
'', ''
Casualty 1907
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It places the viewer in the Receiving Room of the London Hospital, in London's E ...
'' and has appeared twice in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
''.
Wood is the brother of Matt Milburn who played
Joe Spencer in ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'', and footballer
Tommy Orpington
The following is a list of ''Coronation Street'' characters introduced in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn, or his successor Kate Oates.
Marta Zarek
Marta Zarek, played by Ed ...
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 2009, Wood joined ''
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 which he played a loan shark,
Rick Neelan
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2009, in order of first appearance.
Martha Fraser
Martha Fraser, portrayed by Stephanie Beacham, made her first appearance on 26 Janua ...
. On 14 April 2010, ''
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 ...
'' was cleared by
Ofcom
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Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...
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
Trevor Royle
''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the serial in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the sho ...
, a pivotal player in the exit of long running character
Jacqui McQueen
Jacqui McQueen (also Malota and Ashworth) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Claire Cooper. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 26 September 2006 and was introduced by series ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
English male soap opera actors
1979 births
Male actors from Manchester