1. Andrew Lancel started his acting career in local theatre and as a cabaret singer.
17 Facts About Andrew Lancel
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Andrew Lancel gained fame as the lead role in the medical series Cardiac Arrest with Helen Baxendale.
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Andrew Lancel 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.
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Andrew Lancel is best known for his role as DI Neil Manson in the long running ITV series The Bill, a role he played from 2003 until 2010, as well as the Frank Foster in Coronation Street for which he won 'Villain of the Year' at the British Soap Awards.
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In 2008, Andrew Lancel became a patron of the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.
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Andrew Lancel is a regular panellist on the Channel 5 TV show The Wright Stuff and covers the Pete Price Radio Show.
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Andrew Lancel is an avid supporter of Everton FC and was an original ambassador of Everton in the Community, he is involved in the Everton Collection.
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In 2015, Andrew Lancel portrayed Brian Clough in a stage production of The Damned United.
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Andrew Lancel again played Brian Epstein in the Bill Kenwright production of Cilla The Musical, touring the UK for fifteen months to critical acclaim.
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In 2003, Andrew Lancel joined The Bill as DI Neil Manson and played the character until the programme was axed in 2010.
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On 23 November 2010, Andrew Lancel was cast in the long running ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Frank Foster, a business associate of Carla Connor.
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Andrew Lancel made his final appearance as Frank on 5 March 2012; when the character met his demise.
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In 2025 Andrew Lancel appeared in the new series of ITV's Unforgotten.
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In 2014, Andrew Lancel was cast as Adam Snow alongside Diane Keen and Robert Duncan in the world premiere of The Small Hand based on the book by Susan Hill and adapted by Clive Francis.
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Andrew Lancel joined the cast of Twelve Angry Men in 2015, following its West End run, and received rave reviews for his turn as juror number three, starring alongside Tom Conti and Denis Lill.
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In November 2015, it was announced that Andrew Lancel would be taking on the role of Brian Clough in a new stage adaptation of The Damned United based on the novel by David Peace.
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In May 2016, it was announced that Andrew Lancel will be making his musical debut, undertaking the role of Captain Von Trapp in the UK Tour of The Sound of Music.