Gregory Milburn (born 21 August 1979), better known as "Greg Wood", is a British

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

from

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, known for playing characters in

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soaps like Trevor Royle in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally 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''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' and Terry Gibson in ''

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''. He also played

Rick Neelan The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2009, in order of first appearance. Martha Fraser Martha Fraser, portrayed by Stephanie Beacham, made her first appea ...

in ITV soap ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

''. 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 ''

'', 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 25 March 1999. The ...

's rape and would then go on to play what is possibly his best-known role in ''

'' (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'', ''

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'' and has appeared twice in ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

''. Wood is the brother of Matt Milburn who played Joe Spencer in ''

'', and footballer Tommy Orpington in ''

.'' In 2009, Wood joined ''

'' in which he played a loan shark,

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

Filmography

References

External links

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