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Sean Wilson (born 4 April 1965 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English actor and cheesemaker, best known for his role as Martin Platt in Coronation Street, which he played from 1985 to 2005 and for a brief stint in 2018.

Sean Wilson
Born	(1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 57) Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actor chef
Years active	1983–2013, 2018
Known for	Coronation Street (1985–2005, 2018)

Career

Wilson joined the cast of Coronation Street as Martin Platt. The character was 16, had left school and taken a job at the cafe managed by Gail Tilsley. Five years later, Gail was a widow and he became involved with her romantically. They married, divorced, and in between he became father to David Platt. Wilson has said the main reason for leaving the serial in 2005 was because producers informed him of a storyline where he would date an underage girl and he did not agree with it. He subsequently appeared in several other UK television dramas, including an appearance in Waterloo Road as Darren Briggs, Sr, a student's father whose crush on teacher Davina Shackleton gets out of hand.

Wilson also became a chef after leaving Coronation Street.[1] He has cooked in several Michelin-starred restaurants, and is also a cheesemaker and purveyor of cheesy comestibles with his own business, Saddleworth Cheese Company.[2] His book The Great Northern Cookbook[3] was published in 2012. The accompanying TV series was shown on Channel 5,[4] starting in January 2013. In 2018, Wilson reprised his role as Martin Platt in Coronation Street for a few episodes.

Since leaving Coronation Street, Wilson has become an affirmed cheesemonger. Along with 3 fellow cheesemongers, Sean has created quite the range of delicious, and increasingly popular cheesy comestibles. Known as 'The Four Cheesemen Of The Apocoleeadamer, Wilson, Phil O'Delphia, Ted Leicester and Bobby Boirsin are literally re-writing the rulebook when it comes to cheese. Wilson also has a fine collection of natty cheese-inspired cardigans, knitted from 100% spun cheesy knackers.

Wilson is also a patron of a UK charity, Development of Children and Women Centre Nepal.[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Role	Notes
1984	Crown Court	TV	Terry Day	Episode: "Paki Basher: Part 1"
	Travelling Man		Boy	Episode: "Grasser"
1985–2005, 2018	Coronation Street		Martin Platt	Series regular; 1,644 episodes[6]
2006	Dancing on Ice		Himself	Contestant; 6th place
	Silent Witness		Alan McBain	Episodes: "Terminus: Parts 1 & 2"
	Casualty		Steve Bennett	Episode: "Perfect Day"
	Dalziel and Pascoe		Ken Lawson	Episodes: "Fallen Angel: Parts 1 & 2"
	Doctors		Paul Williams	Episode: "Unforeseen"
2008	Waterloo Road		Darren Briggs	Series 3: Episodes 11 & 12
	The Royal		Dennis Sedgefield	Episode: "Home from the Hill"
2009	Doctors		Ged Barry	Episode: "Much Ado About Something"
2013	The Great Northern Cookbook		Himself	Cookery TV series; aired on Channel 5

References

External links

• Sean Wilson at IMDb
• Corrie Net biography and details of early career
• Digital Spy article - "Sean Wilson Happy to be Leaving Corrie"
• Saddleworth Cheese Company

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