1. Chris Gascoyne was born on 31 January 1968 and is an English film, theatre and television actor.
19 Facts About Chris Gascoyne
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Chris Gascoyne is best known for his role as Peter Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street.
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Chris Gascoyne spent a significant part of his early life in Gateshead in the North East living with his mother and grandparents.
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Chris Gascoyne was very close to his grandfather, Tom and Irish grandmother, Kitty.
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Chris Gascoyne began his career at the Central Workshop and at the age of 15 where he began appearing in such shows as The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole and The Bill.
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Chris Gascoyne has had roles in Between the Lines and made an appearance in Murdoch Mysteries as David Jennings.
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Chris Gascoyne appeared as Fusilier Tony Rossi in Soldier Soldier.
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Chris Gascoyne was cast in the role of Peter Barlow, the seventh actor to portray the role, in Coronation Street.
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Chris Gascoyne's original spell occurred between 2000 and 2003, before making a brief return in 2007.
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Chris Gascoyne returned the following year on a permanent basis, making his on-screen return on 30 October 2008.
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Chris Gascoyne took a four-month break in July 2012, before leaving at the end of his contract in November 2014.
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Chris Gascoyne returned briefly in 2015 following the death of his co-star Anne Kirkbride, with Gascoyne stating, "Coming back was like a healing process, we laughed a lot".
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Chris Gascoyne returned on a permanent basis in October 2016.
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On 10 July 2023, ITV confirmed that Chris Gascoyne would be leaving the soap after playing Peter Barlow after 23 years, to pursue other acting projects and to spend more time with his family.
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Chris Gascoyne has worked extensively in the theatre, accepting his first professional role at the age of 18, at the Nottingham Playhouse.
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Chris Gascoyne appeared twice at The Royal Court Theatre first playing the role of Patsy in David Storey's The Changing Room, as part of the Royal Court Classic Season.
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Chris Gascoyne then went on to play the lead role of Jimmy, a cab driver, in Simon Stephens first play Bluebird.
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Chris Gascoyne played the lead part in a new play titled The Ribcage at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
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Chris Gascoyne then went on to play Clov in Samuel Beckett's Endgame directed by Domonic Hill in a co-production between the Glasgow Citizen's theatre and HOME Manchester, playing opposite fellow Coronation Street actor, David Nielson.