Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (born 8 June 1989) is an English actor and
singer-songwriter. His television career began as a twelve-year-old,
playing Craig Harris for four years in Coronation Street before going
on to become an established TV, West End and Broadway
performer.Fleeshman is the son of former Brookside and Coronation
Street actress Sue Jenkins and actor/director David Fleeshman. He
attended Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire and Wilmslow High School
sixth form. He has two sisters, Emily Fleeshman and Rosie Fleeshman
who are also actresses.Fleeshman began his professional career in the
film called An Angel for May. At the age of 12, from 2002 to 2006, he
played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street. He was the only
member of his on-screen family to escape the axe in 2005, leaving the
programme at the age of 16. His last episode aired on 16 October 2006.
Fleeshman later filmed an episode of Blue Murder in 2007 in which he
played the character Ben Holroyd, starring alongside Jill Halfpenny.
The episode, called "Crisis Management", aired in December 2007 on
ITV. He played the role of Gillen in the ITV comedy drama Monday
Monday, which aired on 10 August 2009.
singer-songwriter. His television career began as a twelve-year-old,
playing Craig Harris for four years in Coronation Street before going
on to become an established TV, West End and Broadway
performer.Fleeshman is the son of former Brookside and Coronation
Street actress Sue Jenkins and actor/director David Fleeshman. He
attended Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire and Wilmslow High School
sixth form. He has two sisters, Emily Fleeshman and Rosie Fleeshman
who are also actresses.Fleeshman began his professional career in the
film called An Angel for May. At the age of 12, from 2002 to 2006, he
played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street. He was the only
member of his on-screen family to escape the axe in 2005, leaving the
programme at the age of 16. His last episode aired on 16 October 2006.
Fleeshman later filmed an episode of Blue Murder in 2007 in which he
played the character Ben Holroyd, starring alongside Jill Halfpenny.
The episode, called "Crisis Management", aired in December 2007 on
ITV. He played the role of Gillen in the ITV comedy drama Monday
Monday, which aired on 10 August 2009.
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