Ian Puleston-Davies (born 6 September 1958) is a Welsh actor and
writer. He is best known for his role as King Thistle from Ben &
Holly's Little Kingdom and builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap
opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015. In November 2014, ITV
announced that Puleston-Davies had quit his role as Owen Armstrong in
Coronation Street, and his character departed from the show on 15
April 2015.Born in Flint, north Wales, Puleston-Davies starred in the
ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone and in Ghostboat (also for
ITV) alongside David Jason. He also played the lead roles in
Conviction and the BBC Three series Funland.He has starred in
long-running dramas such as Holby City, The Bill, Hollyoaks and
Brookside. He has also made special appearances in Hustle, Life on
Mars, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness, I'm Alan Partridge, and Cape
Wrath. In 2007, he starred in the Channel 4 docudrama, Richard Is My
Boyfriend.
writer. He is best known for his role as King Thistle from Ben &
Holly's Little Kingdom and builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap
opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015. In November 2014, ITV
announced that Puleston-Davies had quit his role as Owen Armstrong in
Coronation Street, and his character departed from the show on 15
April 2015.Born in Flint, north Wales, Puleston-Davies starred in the
ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone and in Ghostboat (also for
ITV) alongside David Jason. He also played the lead roles in
Conviction and the BBC Three series Funland.He has starred in
long-running dramas such as Holby City, The Bill, Hollyoaks and
Brookside. He has also made special appearances in Hustle, Life on
Mars, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness, I'm Alan Partridge, and Cape
Wrath. In 2007, he starred in the Channel 4 docudrama, Richard Is My
Boyfriend.
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