Sean Wilson (actor)

Sean Wilson (born 4 April 1965 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English actor and cheesemaker, best known for his role as Martin Platt in Coronation Street, which he played from 1985 to 2005 and for a brief stint in 2018.

Sean Wilson
Born (1965-04-04) 4 April 1965
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
OccupationActor, chef
Years active1984–present
Known forCoronation Street (1985–2005, 2018)

Career

Wilson joined the cast of Coronation Street as Martin Platt. The character was 18, had left school and taken a job at the cafe managed by Gail Tilsley. Five years later, Gail was a widow and he became involved with her romantically. They married, divorced, and in between he became father to David Platt. Wilson has said the main reason for leaving the serial in 2005 because producers informed him of a story line 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 Davina Shackleton gets out of hand.

Wilson also became a chef after leaving Coronation Street.[1] He has cooked in several Michelin-starred restaurants, and is also a cheesemaker and purveyor of cheesy comestibles with his own business, Saddleworth Cheese Company.[2] His book The Great Northern Cookbook[3] was published in 2012. The accompanying TV series was shown on Channel 5,[4] starting in January 2013. In 2018, Wilson reprised his role as Martin Platt in Coronation Street for a few episodes.

Wilson is also a patron of a UK charity, Development of Children and Women Centre Nepal.[5]

Filmography
Year Title Type Role Notes
1984 Crown Court TV Terry Day 1 episode, titled "Paki Basher: Part 1"
1984 Travelling Man TV 1 episode, titled "Grasser"
1985–2005, 2018 Coronation Street TV Martin Platt Series Regular, 1,641 episodes[6]
2006 Dancing on Ice TV Himself Contestant, Series 1, 6th Place
2006 Silent Witness TV Alan McBain 2 episodes, titled "Terminus: Part 1" and "Terminus: Part 2"
2006 Casualty TV Steve Bennett 1 episode, titled "Perfect Day"
2006 Dalziel and Pascoe TV Ken Lawson 2 episodes, titled "Fallen Angel: Part 1" and "Fallen Angel: Part 2"
2006 Doctors TV Paul Williams 1 episode, titled "Unforeseen"
2008 Waterloo Road TV Darren Brigg 2 episodes, Series 3 Episode 11 & 12
2008 The Royal TV Dennis Sedgefield 1 episode, titled "Home from the Hill"
2009 Doctors TV Ged Barry 1 episode, titled "Much Ado About Something"
2013 The Great Northern Cookbook TV Himself Cookery TV Series, aired on Channel 5

References
  1. "Lancashire marches on East Anglia, armed with cheese". The Guardian. London, UK.
  2. "Saddleworth Cheese Company". Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. Wilson, Sean (2012). The Great Northern Cookbook. UK: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-4447-6113-9.
  4. "The Great Northern Cookbook". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. "Development of Children and Women Centre Nepal". Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  6. "Sean Wilson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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