Philip Martin Brown
Philip Martin Brown was born in Manchester, England, United Kingdom on July 9th, 1956 and is the Soap Opera Actor. At the age of 68, Philip Martin Brown biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Philip Martin Brown (born 9th of September 1956) is an English actor who was born in Manchester, Lancashire.
He is best known for his work as Grantly Budgen in the television series Waterloo Road and as Steve McDonald's therapist in Coronation Street.
Career
Brown appeared as English tutor Grantly Budgen in the first nine episodes of the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from March 2006 to October 2013. He was the longest serving cast member of the show and appeared in 154 episodes in total. He has also worked on The Professionals, Cutting It, and The Bill, where he appeared in ten episodes as Seth Mercer, Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, and Doctors. Eddie Vincent in Casualty, where he appeared in 17 episodes between 2002 and 2003, was his most prominent role in a drama before Waterloo Road. He appeared in Sharpes Justice in 1984 and also played John Adams in The Bounty. In the second episode of the ITV drama Rosemary & Thyme, he appeared as a detective. In 2012, he appeared in a Skins online episode as a drug dealer. During the fall term of Series 9, Brown moved to Waterloo Road. Johnny Depp appeared in the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow for a brief period. He appeared on Coronation Street in January 2015 as Steve McDonald's (Simon Gregson) therapist. He appeared in the CBBC series The Worst Witch in 2017, portraying Algernon Rowan-Webb.
Personal life and awards
He attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys where his favourite subject was English. At the end of his fifth year, Brown was asked to leave the school, later stating that he was a "dreadful troublemaker". He lives in Paddock Wood, Kent, with his wife. They have two children.
In 2010, Brown was nominated for the Best Actor prize in the 2010 TV Choice Awards, and won it three years in a row.
He is an ex-epileptic and had to leave the stage until he underwent brain surgery which has left him seizure-free for 22 years.
Brown was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 19 and is now an ambassador for the charity Young Epilepsy.