David Fleeshman | |
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Born |
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
11 July 1952
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor/Theatre director |
Years active | 1973 –present |
Spouse(s) | Sue Jenkins (m. 1978) |
Children |
Emily Richard Rosie |
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British actor, theatre director, broadcaster and drama lecturer with a wealth of experience in television, film, theatre, radio and commercials.
He trained at the Birmingham Theatre School making his stage debut was in 1973 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in 1974 he took a position as actor/assistant stage manager at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, and has also been an associate director of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
In 1978 he married actress Sue Jenkins, who played Gloria Todd on Coronation Street, 1985 - 1988, and Jackie Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, 1991-2001. They have three children - all currently working in the acting profession, Richard Fleeshman, Emily Fleeshman and Rosie Fleeshman.
Fleeshman has appeared in and directed numerous plays around the UK and abroad, including Arthur Miller's The Price (play), for which he won best actor in a supporting role at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 2005.