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Antony Cotton
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Antony Cotton

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Actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bury
Age
49 years
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Biography

Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn; 5 August 1975) is an English actor, best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk. In March 2013, he won Let's Dance for Comic Relief, defeating fellow finalist Jodie Prenger.

Early and personal life

Cotton was born Antony Dunn in Bury, Greater Manchester, the son of actress Enid Dunn. He attended Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, and the Oldham Theatre Workshop. He has an elder brother, Andrew. Cotton supports the Terrence Higgins Trust and is a patron of the LGF The Albert Kennedy Trust and the Queer Up North festival.

In August 2009, it was reported in Digital Spy that Cotton is "openly gay". and in March 2010 the Daily Mirror reported that Cotton had exchanged rings with his partner, Peter Eccleston. In January 2012, footballer Michael Ball was fined by the Football Association for a homophobic rant on Twitter about Cotton.

Career

Television

Cotton currently plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in Coronation Street, on which he has starred since 2003. Cotton played "Alexander" in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He has also appeared in episodes of Absolutely Fabulous as "Damon". On 13 January 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. He donated his winning money, £200,000, to the Elton John Aids Foundation. In July 2007, it was announced that Cotton would be fronting his own teatime chat show on ITV. The show, That Antony Cotton Show, was filmed with a live studio audience at Granada Television studios in Manchester, and combined celebrity chat with topical humour. It was first broadcast on Monday 13 August 2007 however, following the end of the first series, ITV announced that the show wouldn't return for a second. He appeared on Family Fortunes on 20 September 2008 winning £10,000 for his chosen charity. In December 2008, he appeared with co-star Suranne Jones on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

He also took part in the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! which began airing on 13 November 2011. He left on 2 December 2011, after 21 days in the jungle, placing fourth. Cotton also starred in an episode of Mad Mad World on ITV1 in Spring 2012. He won first place in a series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief in March 2013.

Film

Cotton made his film debut opposite Daniel Craig and Derek Jacobi in the 1998 film Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon. He also appeared in the 1998 film, The Wisdom of Crocodiles.

Theatre

Cotton has appeared in several shows at the Oldham Coliseum, including The Fifteen Streets and The Hobbit at Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House. He appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the Middlesbrough Theatre.

Awards and recognition

In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards for his role in Coronation Street. Cotton won the 2005 Inside Soap Awards for Best Newcomer and Funniest Performance. 2006 he won (again) the award for Funniest Performance. At the 2007 British Soap Awards, Cotton was awarded the Best Actor award, which was voted for by the public. Also in 2007 he won Best Actor at the Inside Soap Awards.

Filmography

GenreYearTitleRoleEpisodesNotes
Film1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis BaconBrighton Rent Boy
TV series1998Stanton BluesLad in Club"Episode #1.4"
Film1998Wisdom of Crocodiles, TheThe Wisdom of CrocodilesGang Member
TV series1999Love in the 21st CenturyMichael
TV series1999–2000Queer as FolkAlexander Perry07 episodes
TV series2000RhonaAlex"Happy JeansThe Happy Jeans"
TV series2000Bill, TheThe BillGeorgie Girl"Old Enemies"
"New Friends"
TV series2001Absolutely FabulousDamon"Parallox"
"Menopause"
TV series2002Having It OffGuy La Trousse
TV series2003Burn ItStephen
TV series2003–presentCoronation StreetSean Tully930+ episodes
TV series2005Twisted TalesSam"Charlie's Angel"
TV series2006–2007Soapstar SuperstarHimself / Contestant14 episodes
TV series2007That Antony Cotton ShowHimself25 episodes
TV seriesCops, TheThe Cops
TV seriesBig Breakfast, TheThe Big Breakfast
TV series2011I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Himself
TV series2012All Star Mr & MrsHimself / Contestant
TV series
TV series2014Celebrity JuiceAnt-Freeze
TV series2016You're Back in the RoomHimself / Guest

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