Oliver Farnworth (born 5 August 1982) is an English actor. Farnworth was brought up just outside Halifax in

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, but moved to

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when he was fifteen. He trained at the

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.The Feature:Introducing... Oliver Farnworth
, officiallondontheatre.co.uk, 4 May 2010, retrieved 2011-01-03 He first came to recognition in ''

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'' playing

Will Hackett William "Will" Hackett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Oliver Farnworth. The character first appeared on-screen on 1 September 2006 until 4 May 2007. Although no longer a featured character ...

from September 2006 to May 2007. Before appearing in ''

'', Farnworth appeared on stage in ''

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'' and in ''The London Plays'', written by Ed Hime and directed by Kelly Wilkinson. He has also appeared in three episodes of

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1's 1960s medical drama ''

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'', playing a character called Nev Cartwright. In 2008 Farnworth played the leading role in ''

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'' at the Harrogate Theatre,Loffill, Sheila (2008)
Don't Miss This Powerful Play
, ''Harrogate Advertiser'', 29 February 2008, retrieved 2011-01-03 and Lysander with the British Shakespeare Company in ''

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''. In 2009 he appeared in ''

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'' at Penshurst Place Gardens in Kent.Read, Caroline (2009)
''The Merchant Of Venice'' at Penshurst Place in Kent
, thisissussex.co.uk, 17 July 2009, retrieved 2011-01-03 In April 2010 Farnworth appeared in the West End production of '' Holding the Man'' at the

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.Baynes, Valkerie (2010)
Jane Turner Sticks Close to Home for West End Debut
, ''

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'', 16 April 2010, retrieved 2011-01-03 In 2014 he played Florian Dupont, a Belgian refugee, in the TV series '' Mr. Selfridge'' before joining the cast of ''

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 ...

'' as

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; his departure was announced in 2016. His last scene, aired on 20 January 2017, saw him being supposedly killed by Pat Phelan (

Connor McIntyre Connor McIntyre (born 30 November 1960) is an English actor, best known for playing Pat Phelan in the ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'' from 2013 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2018, but has also had large roles in TV shows such as '' ...

). However, on 18 August 2017, Farnworth made an unexpected and unannounced return; revealing that Phelan was in fact, holding him captive in the cellar of an abandoned house until his death on 27 October 2017. In 2019 he has appeared in the TV Series Endeavour, playing the role of the Character PC Rich Potter.

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Living people 1982 births English male television actors People from Sidmouth Male actors from Devon {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub