Steve Huison (born 2 December 1962) is a British actor who is mostly seen on

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and occasionally in

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. He is best known as “Lomper” in the film ''

The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is ...

'' (1997) and for his role as

Eddie Windass Eddie Windass is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Steve Huison, the character's first appearance on-screen was broadcast on 14 November 2008. On 5 December 2010, it was announced that ...

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. Orig ...

''.

Personal life

Huison was born in

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. He trained at the

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...

in Sidcup,

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. As of 2016, he was in living in Robin Hood's Bay with his wife, Theresa.

Career

Acting

In film, Huison is best known for his role as Lomper in ''

'' (1997). He also appeared in The Navigators (2001) directed by

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessn ...

. On television, he has played character roles in numerous television series including '' Casualty'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Dinnerladies'', '' Heartbeat'', ''

The Royle Family ''The Royle Family'' is a British sitcom produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series from 1998 to 2000, and specials from 2006 to 2012. It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, com ...

'', '' Scott & Bailey'', and the post-apocalyptic ITV drama aerial, '' The Last Train'' (1999, also known as ''Cruel Earth''). In 2008, Huison took the role of porter Norman Dunstan in the daily

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hospital drama, ''

The Royal Today ''The Royal Today'' is a British medical soap opera, and a spin-off of the similarly themed drama, ''The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast o ...

'', a spin-off from the Sunday night drama, ''

The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the ...

''. From 2008 to 2011, Huison played

in ''

''. He briefly starred as Mr. Byron in the first season of the

CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 7–16 ...

series, ''

4 O'Clock Club ''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. A second series began airing on 4 January 2013, and the third series premiered on 20 Dec ...

'', which began airing in January 2012. His role was taken over by Simon Lowe for season 2 in 2013.

Theatre Company

He is also a co-founder of the Shoestring Theatre Company.

References

External links

* 1962 births English male television actors Male actors from Leeds Male actors from Yorkshire Living people Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub