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Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn on August 5, 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk.|Cotton was born in Bury, in Greater Manchester. He is the son of actress Enid Dunn. He went to Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook in Bury. He has an elder brother Andrew (born December 29th 1973).|Cotton joined Oldham Theatre Workshop when he was 11 years old, and stayed there for ten years. He filmed his first TV commercial the same year, and soon became a regular on the children’s TV show Up 2 U.|Cotton is openly gay.|He is good friends with Ian McKellen, Letitia Dean, Stephanie Beacham, Bruno Langley, Kathy Burke, Amanda Holden and Jane Horrocks. |His Corrie on-set best friends are Violet Wilson (Jenny Platt) and Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) and Jamie Baldwin (Rupert Hill). |He revealed to Inside Soap magazine that he thinks the most glamourous actress in Corrie is Kate Ford, he calls her the Vivien Leigh of soap.|Cotton currently plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in Coronation Street. Cotton asked for a part on the show, and created the character with some of the show’s writers.|Cotton played Alexander in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He also had a small speaking part in the fourth series of Absolutely Fabulous working for Edina’s PR company.|On January 13, 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV’s Soapstar Superstar.|In July, 2007, it was announced that Cotton is set to get his own tea time chat show on ITV. The new show, That Antony Cotton Show will be filmed in front of a live studio audience at ITV’s Manchester studios, and will combine celebrity chat with topical humour.|Cotton made his film debut opposite Daniel Craig and Derek Jacobi in the 1998 film Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon. He also appeared in the 1998 film The Wisdom of Crocodiles.|Cotton has appeared in several shows Oldham Coliseum. He appeared in 15 Streets and the Hobbit at Manchester’s Palace Theatre and Opera House.|In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards for his role in Coronation Street. Cotton also won the 2005 Inside Soap Awards for Best Newcomer and Funniest Performance. In the 2007 British Soap Awards, Cotton was awarded the prestigious Best Actor award for his work. |
