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Joe McIntyre (Coronation Street)
Joe McIntyre is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. The character was portrayed by actor Reece Dinsdale. Joe was introduced as the father of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan), and made his first appearance on-screen during the episode that aired in the UK on 26 May 2008. After Dinsdale quit the show in 2009, the character was killed off in February 2010. Known for his bad luck, Joe died whilst trying to fake his own death in order to claim insurance money. Creation and development Dinsdale was hired for the role following auditions. He is also known for playing Matthew Willows in ''Home to Roost'' and has co-starred in other comedy series such as '' Haggard'', the short series ''Bliss'', and more recently ''Born and Bred'', '' The Chase'', and ''Dalziel and Pascoe''. It was revealed on 5 July 2009 that although the producers offered him a pay rise to keep his character with the show, Dinsdale had quit to avoid being a typecast actor. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reece Dinsdale
Reece Dinsdale (born 6 August 1959) is an English actor and director of stage, film and television. He is a Huddersfield Town fan. In 2017 he became a patron of the Square Chapel, an arts centre in Halifax. He is also an honorary patron of The Old Courts multi-arts centre in Wigan Acting career Dinsdale trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 1977 until 1980. After initially working in theatre in Exeter, Nottingham, Birmingham and at the Edinburgh Festival, Dinsdale got his first TV role in the Granada thriller ''Knife Edge'' in 1981. He followed this up by appearing in ''Out on the Floor'' a single drama for the BBC in 1982. This led to him being cast as Albert in ''Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime'' series for ITV in 1982. More theatre followed with ''Beethoven's Tenth'' with Peter Ustinov at the Vaudeville Theatre, London and the highly acclaimed ''Red Saturday'' at the Royal Court. He played Jimmy Kemp in '' Threads'' (1984), a-soon-to-be-father and hus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |