Andrew Lancel
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Andrew Lancel
| Andrew Lancel | |
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| Born | 3 August 1970 Rufford, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Spouse | Louise Edge (16 July 2005-present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://www.andrewlancel.com | |
Andrew Lancel (born 3 August 1970) is an English actor. He is best known for his appearance as Frank Foster in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and formerly in his role as DI Neil Manson in The Bill.
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Biography
Andrew Lancel was born on 3 August 1970 in Rufford, Lancashire. He started his acting career in local theatre and as a cabaret singer. He gained fame as the lead role in the groundbreaking 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 has also appeared in the film Wide-Eyed and Legless with Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent. 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. Andrew has also starred in an episode of Midsomer Murders. In 2005, he entered Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (as A-ha singer Morten Harket, and won.
Career
In 2003, Andrew joined The Bill as DI Neil Manson and played the character until the series ended. His most notable and memorable storyline was the 13-month long Amy Tennant MISPER case, concerning a young child who mysteriously vanished. This was also the longest storyline ever attempted in the history of The Bill. Speaking to The Sun, he says how he has been swamped by compassionate letters and emails from viewers as his character DI Neil Manson searches for the truth about missing Amy Tennant; "For me it’s been emotional to work on as it’s hard not to get involved. Missing loved ones is a major problem in today’s society."
In Summer 2010 he played a prison officer in a short film called Inside Run, directed by his former The Bill co-star Sam Callis which was shown at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2010.[1] Of the film, Lancel said "it’s a long way from Manson and a joy to be directed by Sam."[1]
On 23 November 2010 Lancel was cast in the long running ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street as Frank Foster, a business associate of Carla Connor [2]. The role ended 5 March 2012 when the character was found murdered.[3]
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References
- ^ a b "Back On Stage". 20 October 2010. http://www.andrewlancel.com/?p=73. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/frankfostercast/
- ^ "'Coronation Street's Frank Foster found dead". Digital Spy. 4 March 2012. http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a369269/potd-coronation-streets-frank-foster-found-dead.html. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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