Sean Gallagher (actor)
British actor
Sean Campbell Gallagher (born 2 September 1965) is a British actor, best known for his role of Paul Connor in Coronation Street.
Career
Gallagher appeared in EastEnders from 1992 to 1993 as a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married Sam Mitchell.
In 1997 Gallagher played the role of Alan in the BAFTA-winning BBC series "Holding On" by Tony Marchant.
In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of Doctor Who opposite David Tennant in the episode "New Earth". In 2006, Gallagher signed on to Coronation Street to play the part of Paul Connor, one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving Coronation Street in June 2007.
On 2 July 2007, it was announced Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, Rock Rivals, produced by Shed Productions. He starred alongside former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins who played his wife, Karina Faith.
He appeared in a production of Mary Stuart for the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, with David Oakes and Penny Layden.
He performed in The Black Album at the Cottesloe Theatre/National Theatre in London's South Bank in 2009 and then started a national UK tour with the cast throughout the UK in October/November 2009.
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