Overview
- The actor announced he will star in Double Double at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, running April 28 to May 30.
- He marked the first day on the production and confirmed a reunion with former Coronation Street colleague Faye Brookes.
- On Instagram, he posted his first clean‑shaven selfie in more than a decade as he prepared for the new role, asking followers for a yay or nay.
- Co-stars including Sue Devaney, Tony Maudsley, Gareth Pierce and Sally Carman praised the look, with many saying he appears younger.
- Since leaving the soap in January, he has already appeared as Dr Frederick Frankenstein in the Liverpool Playhouse run of Young Frankenstein.