Mark Thrippleton (born 13 July 1967) is an English actor from Leeds.
Mark Thrippleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1967 Leeds, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Role of Paul Priestly in EastEnders |
Thrippleton worked as a roofer and tiler before taking up acting in the 1980s.[1]
In 1984 he appeared in How We Used to Live — a British educational drama tracing the lives and fortunes of fictional Yorkshire families from Ewardian times. He also played a young Joseph Stalin in the film Testimony (1988), which told the story of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.[citation needed]
Thrippleton is best known for playing the northern builder, Paul Priestly, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. His character joined the show in 1989, but was one of many to be axed in 1990 following the introduction of the new executive-producer, Michael Ferguson.[citation needed]
Thrippleton has since been seen in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, playing the minor role of Simon Hanson in 1997.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kingsley, Hilary (1990). The EastEnders Handbook. BBC books. ISBN 978-0-563-36292-0.
- ^ "Mark Thrippleton: Simon Hanson Coronation Street profile", Corrie.net. URL last accessed on 2007-02-11.
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