Steve McDonald | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Simon Gregson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1989– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 3001 6 December 1989 |
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Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Book appearances |
Coronation Street: The Complete Saga Fifty Years of Coronation Street |
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Spin-off appearances |
Streetcar Stories (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Taxi Driver Businessman Barman Pub Landlord |
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Home | Rovers Return Inn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Jim McDonald |
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Mother | Liz McDonald |
Brothers | Andy McDonald |
Sisters | Katie McDonald |
Wife |
Vicky Arden (1995–1997) Karen Phillips (2001–2003, 2004–06) Becky Granger (2009–2011) Tracy Barlow (2012–2013) Michelle Connor (2015–) |
Sons |
Ruairi McDonald Oliver Battersby |
Daughters | Amy Barlow |
Stepsons | Ryan Connor |
Grandfathers | Edward McDonald George Greenwood |
Grandmothers | Maisie McDonald Nancy Greenwood |
Aunts | Eileen McDonald |
Steven James "Steve" McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Simon Gregson. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by producer Mervyn Watson along with his twin brother Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and parents Liz (Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson).
Steve's storylines include his many marriages to Vicky Arden (Chloe Newsome), Karen Phillips (Suranne Jones) twice, Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), as well as Tracy giving birth to his daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) and also depression. In September 2015 Gregson announced a break due to personal reasons, and Steve was off-screen from November 2015 after going to Spain to visit Andy but returned on 22 April 2016, however just a few weeks after returning Gregson announced another hiatus, but Steve still remained on-screen onwards.