Kenny Doughty

• Name — Kenny Doughty • Born — 27 March 1975 • Birthplace — Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England • Alma Mater — Guildhall School of Music and Drama • Occupation — Actor, director • Years Active — 1998–present • Known for — * Coronation Street • Stella • Vera

Doughty was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He attended Charter School, which became the Kingstone School on Broadway Barnsley, where he performed a leading role in Grease. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Doughty's career began with minor appearances in films and television series, including I Want You (1998), Dinnerladies (1998), and he appeared in the 1998 film Elizabeth as Sir Thomas Elyot. In 2009, Doughty appeared in 9 episodes of Coronation Street as Jake Harman. From 2012 to 2013, Doughty appeared as Sean McGaskill in the Ruth Jones-penned comedy drama series Stella. From 2015 to 2023, Doughty starred as DS Aiden Healy alongside Brenda Blethyn in ITV's Vera. Doughty completed a UK tour of Simon Beaufoy's stage play The Full Monty in 2013. The play, in which Doughty played Gaz, was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2014. In March 2023, Doughty revealed he had stepped down from working on Vera, writing online, " I can confirm I am leaving Vera. I want to thank everyone who’s made this amazing time so joyous, ITV, Silverprint, all the brilliant cast and crew BUT of course my buddy & inspiration Brenda Blethyn. The perfect leading star who I owe so much to. I feel lucky to have you as a friend, you make me howl with laughter & have been a rock for me over the years. I can’t thank you enough. Precious times."

From 2006 to 2017, Doughty was married to actress Caroline Carver. In 2023, Doughty married actress Ashley Jensen.

• Year ||Title || Character || Notes • 1998 — I Want You — Smokey's Friend • Heartbeat — Barry Hadfield — Series 8 episode 9: Pat-A-Cake • Anorak of Fire — Gus Gascoigne • Dinnerladies — Clint — 1 episode: Scandal • 1999 — Titus — Quintus • A Christmas Carol — Young Ebenezer Scrooge • Love in the 21st Century — Billy — Series 1 episode 1: Reproduction • Elizabeth — Sir Thomas Elyot • 2000 — Lover's Prayer — Denis • City Central — Grant Allen — Series 3 episode 2: Half Man Half Cup • 2001 — Crush — Jed Willis • 2002 — Wire in the Blood — Jason — 2 episodes • Sunday — Para 027 • 2003 — Gifted — Jamie Gilliam • The Canterbury Tales — Danny Abolson — Series 1 episode 1: The Miller's Tale • Servants — William Forrest — 6 episodes • The Second Coming — PC Simon Lincoln — 2 episodes • 2004 — The Aryan Couple — Hans Vassman • Primevil — Nick • 2005 — Funland — Liam Woolf • The Great Raid — Pitt • 2006 — My First Wedding — Nick • Goldplated — Col • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! — Joe Orton • 2007 — Fairy Tales — Jake • 2008 — Shameless — Mark — 1 episode; series 5 episode 10 • Outlaws or The Crew — Ratter • 2009 — Paradox — Gerry Mortimer — 1 episode • New Tricks — Billy — 1 episode • Coronation Street — Jake Harman — 9 episodes • 2010 — Irreversi — David • City Rats — Olly • 2011 — Asylum Blackout — Max • i Against i — Drake • 2012–2013 — Stella — Sean — 15 episodes • 2013 — Peterman — Jim • Snowpiercer — Adam • 2015 — Black Work — DS Ryan Gillespie — 1 episode • 2015–2023 — Vera — DS Aiden Healy — 34 episodes • 2017 — Love, Lies and Records — Rick — 6 episodes • 2025 — The Au Pair — Chris Dalton — 4 episodes • Midsomer Murders — Tim Crawford — Episode: "Top of the Class"

• Year || Title || Notes • 2008 — You Me and Captain Longbridge — Short film • 2013 — Vengeance Waits