Sean Wilson (born 4 April 1965 in

Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manche ...

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) is an English

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and

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, best known for his role as

Martin Platt Martin Platt is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sean Wilson. His major storylines were a relationship with Gail Tilsley (Helen Worth) following the death of her husband Brian (Christo ...

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 ...

'', which he played from 1985 to 2005 and for a brief stint in 2018.

Career

Wilson joined the cast of ''

'' in 1985 as

. The character was 16, had left school and taken a job at the cafe managed by

Gail Tilsley Gail Rodwell (also Potter, Tilsley, Platt, Hillman and McIntyre) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Helen Worth. The ch ...

. Five years later, Gail was a widow and he became involved with her romantically. They married, divorced, and in between he became father to

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. Wilson has said the main reason for leaving the serial in 2005 was because producers informed him of a storyline where he would date an underage girl and he did not agree with it. He subsequently appeared in several other UK television dramas, including an appearance in '' Waterloo Road'' as Darren Briggs, Sr, a student's father whose crush on teacher

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gets out of hand. Wilson also became a chef after leaving ''Coronation Street''. He has cooked in several

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-starred restaurants, and is also a cheesemaker and purveyor of cheesy comestibles with his own business, Saddleworth Cheese Company. His book ''The Great Northern Cookbook'' was published in 2012. The accompanying TV series was shown on Channel 5, starting in January 2013. In 2018, Wilson reprised his role as Martin Platt in ''Coronation Street'' for a few episodes. Since leaving Coronation Street, Wilson has become an affirmed cheesemonger. Along with 3 fellow cheesemongers, Sean has created quite the range of delicious, and increasingly popular cheesy comestibles. Known as 'The Four Cheesemen Of The Apocoleeadamer, Wilson, Phil O'Delphia, Ted Leicester and Bobby Boirsin are literally re-writing the rulebook when it comes to cheese. Wilson also has a fine collection of natty cheese-inspired cardigans, knitted from 100% spun cheesy knackers. Wilson is also a patron of a UK charity, Development of Children and Women Centre Nepal.

Filmography

References

External links

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Corrie Net biography and details of early career

* ttp://www.saddleworthcheese.co.uk/ Saddleworth Cheese Company 1965 births Living people English male soap opera actors English chefs People from Ashton-under-Lyne Actors from Lancashire {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub