Brian is probably best known for his role as Richard Hillman in Coronation Street, for which he won a clutch of awards, winning a record-breaking five at The Soap Awards including Best Actor and Best Villain. Some may remember him as Mr Hopwood in Grange Hill (four series) and as Ozias Harding in Where The Heart Is (three series).
Brian trained at LAMDA and Theatre includes: James in Harper Regan at the National Theatre, Nathan Detroit in The Donmar/West End/UK Tour of Guys and Dolls; Captain Hook in the Broadway Musical version of Peter Pan at The Lowry, Manchester; Geoffrey in Stepping Out (MEN Award nomination for Best Actor in a touring show); Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show in the West End/UK Tour, Percy Quill in the Irving Berlin Musical The Smallest Show on Earth. Other UK Tours include: Strictly Murder, Educating Rita, Home at Seven, Columbo, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Play What I Wrote, Loot, Knuckle, Mrs Warren's Profession and City Sugar. Repertory: Northcott, Exeter; Sherman Theatre, Cardiff; Worthing Connaught; Plymouth Drum; Manchester Library; Ipswich and Nottingham Playhouse.
Radio: Robin in Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekend (comedy series for Radio 4) and numerous plays and documentaries.
Television includes: Midsomer Murders, Silk, New Tricks, Doctors, Where the Heart Is, Death Becomes Him (BBC Afternoon Play) Full House, Casualty, The Bill, Taggart, Judge John Deed, Murder Most Horrid, Crocodile Shoes, Growing Pains, Birds of a Feather, Peak Practice, Moon and Son, I Remember Nelson, Uncle Jack, Bergerac, Never Come Back, Return to Blood River, EastEnders, Tales of the Unexpected, Shoestring, Minder and Sweeney.
Films: Emma, Still Crazy, 101 Dalmations and Ambleton Delight.
Over the Summer Brian could be seen in 5 Celebs Go Caravanning and he’s most proud that he was a finalist in Celebrity Masterchef!
Brian lives with his wife Jacqueline and son Louis in Hove. He has two daughters from his first marriage Lucy and Ellie and two grandchildren, Charlie and Betty.