Andrew Lancel
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| Born |
Andrew Watkinson 3 August 1970 Rufford, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Residence | Gateacre, Liverpool, England |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Edge (16 July 2005-present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | https://twitter.com/AndrewLancel |
Andrew Lancel (born Andrew Watkinson on 3 August 1970) is an English television and theatre actor, producer and director. He is best known for his appearance as Dr. Andrew Collin in Cardiac Arrest, Frank Foster in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and in his role as DI Neil Manson in The Bill as well as his acclaimed portrayal of Brian Epstein in the stage play Epstein - The Man Who Made The Beatles.
Andrew Lancel was born on 3 August 1970 in Rufford, Lancashire. He started his acting career in local theatre and as a cabaret singer. In 1993 he appeared in the film Wide-Eyed and Legless with Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent. He gained fame as the lead role in the ground breaking medical series Cardiac Arrest with Helen Baxendale. Since then he has become a well established theatre and television actor with a reputation for seeking controversial roles and projects. He was described as the most realistic doctor on TV and sporadically was TV's most hated man, after roles in City Central, Bad Girls and Queer as Folk.
He is best known for his role as DI Neil Manson in the long running ITV series The Bill, a role he played from 2003-2010, as well as the villainous Frank Foster in Coronation Street for which he won 'Villain of the Year' at the British Soap Awards.
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