Andrew Whyment
Andrew Whyment (born 2 April 1981) is an English actor, best known for playing Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family, and Kirk Sutherland on Coronation Street.
Andrew Whyment
- Name
- Andy Whyment
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- 2 April 1981
- Birthplace
- Salford, England
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Andrew Whyment (born 2 April 1981) is an English actor, best known for playing Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family, and Kirk Sutherland on Coronation Street.
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• Name — Andy Whyment • Occupation — Actor • Born — 2 April 1981 • Birthplace — Salford, England • Years Active — 1993–present • Television — * The Royle Family (1999–2000) • Coronation Street (1990, 1997, 1999, 2000–present) • I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2019, 2023) • Children — 2
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Career
Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford. His first credited part was in Cracker in 1993. He also had minor roles in The Cops, Heartbeat and Where the Heart Is. From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family. Since 2000, he has played Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street. In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar. In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for The X Factor in Manchester; he was auditioning as his Coronation Street character and sang the Kings of Leon song "Sex on Fire". He also took part in the 2012 series of Dancing on Ice and was paired up with professional skater Vicky Ogden. In 2019, he participated in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in second place. In 2023, he appeared in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa.
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Whyment married his long-term girlfriend Nichola in 2007. They have two children.
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• 2003 – British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance
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