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Mikey North

English actor

Summary

English actor

Field	Value
name	Mikey North
birth_name	Michael North
birth_date
birth_place	Cayton, North Yorkshire, England
years_active	2005–present
spouse
children	2
occupation	Actor

Michael North (born 27 September 1986) is an English actor best known for his roles as Helmsley in Waterloo Road and Gary Windass in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2008.

Early life

North was born in the Cayton area of Scarborough and began acting at the age of twelve in productions locally around the town. He was noticed by an agent at the age of eighteen whilst acting in a play at Scarborough Sixth Form College.

Career

North's first professional work was in the play 'Bottle Universe' in London's West End, which won him the British Theatre Guide's award for the most promising newcomer. He also had small roles in The Bill, Britannia High, Waterloo Road and The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury, before landing the role of Gary, the son of the troublesome Windass family, in Coronation Street in 2008.

Personal life

North married Rachel Isherwood in 2016. They have two children.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Bill	Scott Gibbs	Episode 386: "Breaking Point"
A Mind of Her Own	Boy in Club
The Chase	Mr Taylor	Series 1 Episode 7
Doctors	Tommy Watson	Episode: "Baggage"
2007	The Mark of Cain	Ginger Recruit
Waterloo Road	Helmsley	4 episodes
2008	The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury	Travis	Episode: "Technology Bytes"
The Royal Today	Nathan Morton	Series 1 Episode 23
Place of Execution	Charlie Lomas	3 episodes
Britannia High	White Noise	Episode: "Go Your Own Way"
2008–present	Coronation Street	Gary Windass	1,236 episodes
2017	CelebAbility	Himself
2018	All Star Driving School	5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category
2009	The British Soap Awards	Villain of the Year
2017	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Male
2018	23rd National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance
2019	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actor
2019	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor
2019	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bad Boy
2020	25th National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance
2020	Inside Soap Awards	Best Villain
2022	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor

References

"Mikey North Address". Fanmail.biz.
(8 December 2008). "Mikey's the new 'bad boy' on the Street". Johnston Publishing Ltd.
Denby, Laura. (22 March 2022). "Coronation Street's Mikey North 'changed his mind' on villain storyline".
(17 February 2016). "Corrie star Mikey ties the knot".
Williams, Isla. (30 November 2019). "Coronation Street star Mikey North welcomes second child with wife Rachael Isherwood".
(10 May 2009). "British Soap Awards 2009: The Winners".
"Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks all make the ''Inside Soap'' Awards longlist". [[Digital Spy]].
McCreesh, Louise. (10 October 2017). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2018". [[Digital Spy]].
"TVCA Long List 2019". [[TV Choice]].
(July 2019). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". [[Digital Spy]].
Harp, Justin. (30 September 2019). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2019 full shortlist revealed – which stars are up for prizes?". [[Digital Spy]].
Harp, Justin. (15 October 2019). "Love Island, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Drag Race UK and more land National Television Awards longlist nominations". [[Digital Spy]].
(14 September 2020). "''Inside Soap'' Awards reveals full longlist for 2020's ceremony". [[Digital Spy]].
(18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event". [[Digital Spy]].

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