Richard Standing
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Richard Standing is a British
actor born in Yorkshire in 1969 who has appeared on the TV series Holby City
, Coronation Street
, and The Grand
. He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in Doctors
.
He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides.
In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow.
He has appeared in Holby City twice playing two different characters in 2003 & 2009.
In 2007 he starred in The Bill
as criminal Paul Warren. Also that year he starred in The film And When Did You Last See Your Father?
as a bartender.
In 2008 he appeared in an episode of Grange Hill playing PC McGuffin.
In 2009 he starred alongside Lenny Henry
in theatre the Shakespeare play Othello in Trafalgar Studios in London.
He performed in multiple episodes of "Doctors".
He is now playing the male lead in the European tour of Mamma Mia!
Sourced by his son Toby Standing
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actor born in Yorkshire in 1969 who has appeared on the TV series Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, and The Grand
The Grand (TV series)
The Grand was a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV in 1997-1998. It was written by Russell T Davies and set in a hotel in Manchester in the 1920s....
. He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in Doctors
Doctors (BBC Soap Opera)
Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
.
He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides.
In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow.
He has appeared in Holby City twice playing two different characters in 2003 & 2009.
In 2007 he starred in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
as criminal Paul Warren. Also that year he starred in The film And When Did You Last See Your Father?
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
And When Did You Last See Your Father? is a 2007 British drama film directed by Anand Tucker. The screenplay by David Nicholls is based on the 1993 memoir of the same title by Blake Morrison.-Plot:...
as a bartender.
In 2008 he appeared in an episode of Grange Hill playing PC McGuffin.
In 2009 he starred alongside Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
in theatre the Shakespeare play Othello in Trafalgar Studios in London.
He performed in multiple episodes of "Doctors".
He is now playing the male lead in the European tour of Mamma Mia!
Sourced by his son Toby Standing