Brian Capron

Brian Capron

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
Birthdayfévr. 11, 1947
BiographyBrian Capron (born 11 February 1947) is an English actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He first came to public attention through his role of the teacher Mr Stuart "Hoppy" Hopwood in Grange Hill from 1980 to 1983.

He is best known for his role as serial killer Richard Hillman in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2001 to 2003. He had previously appeared in the series as the social worker Donald Worthington in 1981–1982, and 1986. He reprised the role of Richard briefly in 2024 for the exit of Gail Platt (Helen Worth).

Other notable TV credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Angels, The Sweeney, Blake's 7, Tales of the Unexpected, Full House, Shoestring, Bergerac, Casualty, Birds of a Feather, Murder Most Horrid, The Bill, Taggart, Peak Practice, Judge John Deed, Crocodile Shoes, Minder, EastEnders, and Where the Heart Is and Emmerdale Farm.

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