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Ian Puleston-Davies

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Ian Puleston-Davies
Puleston-Davies in Midnight Man 2008
Born (1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 66)
Flint, Flintshire, Wales
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
TelevisionCoronation Street (2010–2015)
Waterloo Road (2010)
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
(2009–2014)
Hollyoaks
(1995–1996)
Children2

Ian Puleston-Davies (born 6 September 1958) is a Welsh actor and writer.[1] He is best known for his role as builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015. In November 2014, ITV announced that Puleston-Davies was leaving his role as Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street, and his character departed from the series on 15 April 2015.

Early life and career

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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 EastEnders, 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.

In 2008, Puleston-Davies was chosen to play the voiceover part of King Thistle in the children's animated television series Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom.

From September to October 2010, he played the role of Charlie Fisher in the sixth series of the BBC One drama, Waterloo Road.[2]

In 2010, Puleston-Davies joined Coronation Street as cast regular, Owen Armstrong. He left the show in November 2014, and his on-screen character departed in April 2015.

In 2005, he co-wrote the drama Dirty Filthy Love, based upon his own experiences dealing with obsessive–compulsive disorder.[3] Dirty Filthy Love won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama[3] and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for "Best Single Drama".[4]

In January 2022, Puleston-Davies starred in The Teacher alongside Sheridan Smith.[5] In 2023, he played the role of Cary Grant's mentor, Bob Pender, in the TV drama series Archie, about the life of the film star.[6]

Personal life

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Puleston-Davies lives in Cheshire with his partner, Sue, and their two children, Maggie and Charlie.[7] He is the cousin of former World Champion kickboxer, Russ Williams.[8]

Puleston-Davies is the patron of Red Dot Drama, an acting workshop group that was formed by Helena Little, a friend of his from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is also patron of the CALM Centre, a charity that provides counseling and therapeutic services to the community of Harlow and its environs. Puleston-Davies has spoken at length about his personal struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder, making a documentary for BBC Wales in 2017. He also supports the work of the national charity OCD-UK, where he is an active patron, frequently presenting at their annual conferences.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Business as Usual Young Workman
1999 Tube Tales Typewriter Man Segment: "Rosebud"
2000 Room to Rent Linda's Husband
2001 The Last Minute Bitchy Trendsetter 1
2003 The Virgin of Liverpool Cecil
2005 Revolver Eddie A
2006 Hunter (unknown) Short films
2008 Backroads Frank
2009 Awaydays Uncle Bob
2010 Poor Wee Me Man of Cloth
2013 The Caravan Trilogy The Man Short films
2015 Pombo Loves You Griff
I'm Sorry to Tell You Dr. Burgess
2016 Taubman Mr. Phillips
2018 Fighter from the Docks Dave
Winterlong Paul Castle

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Second Part of King Henry VI Second Company Television films
The Third Part of King Henry VI
1986 Boon Ben Wilde Episode: "Unto Us Four a Son"
Brookside Stephen Nolan Episode: "Persistence"
1989 Forever Green Reporter Series 1; Episode 5
1992 The Old Devils Young Charlie Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 3
1994 The Bill Frank Talbot Series 10; Episode 154: "Dearly Departed"
1995 Grange Hill Don Series 18; Episode 17
The Politician's Wife Youth Programme Host Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
1995–1996 Hollyoaks Terry Williams Main role; 23 episodes
1996 Harpur and Iles Rick the Intelligent Television film
1998 Animated World Faiths Vashpa / Channa (voice) Episodes 5 & 6: "The Life of the Buddha" and "The Way of the Buddha"
EastEnders Jimmy 9 episodes
Satellite City Don Blackmore Series 3; Episode 1: "Fear and Trembling"
1999 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries PC Carter Series 11; Episode 10: "The Fallen Curtain"
Jack of Hearts Derek Reid Episodes 1 & 4
Liverpool 1 Connor Series 2; Episode 5: "A Rush of Blood to the Head"
Dr Willoughby Steven Lipton Episodes 1 & 3: "Fan Mail" and "Family Wedding"
1999–2000 The Bill Mick Glover Series 15 & 16; 5 episodes
2000 Dirty Work Daniel Meredith Episode: "You've Gotta Have Heart"
Always and Everyone Ian Boyd Series 2; Episode 4
Holby City Sam Dennish Series 3; Episode 10: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
2001 The Vice George Randolph Series 3; Episode 3: "Force of Nature"
My Beautiful Son Derek Television film
2002 Rockface Billy Deansgate Episodes 5 & 6
Helen West Duncan Perry Episode: "Deep Sleep"
Stan the Man Moxy Comedy drama series
Foyle's War Eric Cooper Episode: "A Lesson in Murder"
I'm Alan Partridge Phil Wiley Series 2; Episode 1: "The Talented Mr. Alan"
2003 The Bill Alan Best Series 19; 5 episodes
2004 Wall of Silence DI Matthews Television film
Dalziel and Pascoe Paul Pitman Series 8; Episode 3: "Great Escapes"
Conviction Joe Payne Mini-series; Episodes 1–6
2005 Funland Shirley Woolf Mini-series; Episodes 1–11
2005–2006 Vincent John Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes
2006 Ghostboat Travis Television film
Hustle DCI Matthew York Series 3; Episode 6: "Law and Corruption"
Life on Mars Toolbox Terry Series 2; Episode 6
2007 Silent Witness DI Philip Mays Series 11; Episodes 9 & 10: "Peripheral Vision: Parts 1 & 2"
Sound Strange Pete Television film
City Lights Pete Series 1; Episode 4
Cape Wrath Paulson Series 1; Episode 8
Richard Is My Boyfriend Steve Television film
The Whistleblowers Lance Rix Episode: "Environment"
Sold Terry Series 1; Episode 5
2008 Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic Wizard Leader 2-part mini-series; Episode: "Part 1: The Colour of Magic"
Waking the Dead Harold Bloom Series 7; Episodes 9 & 10: "Wounds: Parts 1 & 2"
Midnight Man Jimmy Kerrigan Mini-series; Episodes 1–3: "Parts 1–3"
The Children Paul Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
Tess of the D'Urbervilles John Durbeyfield Mini-series; Episodes 1–4
Clash of the Santas Beryl Television film
2009 The Street Alan Series 3; Episode 3: "Scar"
Desperate Romantics Mr. Siddal Mini-series; 5 episodes
Ingenious Derek Reckitt Television film
2009–2013 Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom King Thistle / Mr. Big (voice) Series 1 & 2; 54 episodes
2010 Being Human Chief Constable Wilson Series 2; Episodes 3 & 5: "Long Live the King" and "The Looking Glass"
Midsomer Murders Terry Stock Series 13; Episode 5: "Master Class"
Waterloo Road Charlie Fisher Series 6; 9 episodes
2010–2015 Coronation Street Owen Armstrong Main role, 542 episodes
2012 Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie Television short film on behalf of Text Santa
2015 Lewis Frank Guitteau Series 9; Episodes 5 & 6: "What Lies Tangled: Parts 1 & 2"
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Lagrathorn 5 episodes
Marcella Peter Cullen 6 episodes
Reg Second Voter Television film
National Treasure Leo 4-part mini-series; Episode 3
Maigret Inspector Colombani Episode: "Maigret's Dead Man"
2017–2020 Tin Star Frank Jackson Series 1–3; 15 episodes
2018 Vera Sean Dewley Series 8; Episode 4: "Darkwater"
2019 Moving On Peter Series 10; Episode 4: "A Walk in My Shoes"
Hatton Garden Ray Bilton Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
A Confession Mick O'Callaghan Mini-series; Episodes 1–6
2019–2021 Pennyworth Arthur Pennyworth Series 1 & 2; 16 episodes
2020 Father Brown Pat Lochlin Series 8; Episode 7: "The River Corrupted"
The A Word Doug Series 3; Episode 5
2021 Viewpoint Donald Vernon Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 3
2022 Four Lives Karl Turner MP Mini-series; Episode 1
Anne Professor Phil Scraton Mini-series; Episode 4
The Teacher Brian Mini-series; Episodes 3 & 4
Agatha Raisin Brian Jankers Series 4; Episode 2: "Love, Lies and Liquor"
Silent Witness DSU Ronnie Boyle Series 25; 4 episodes: "History - Parts One, Two, Five & Six"
2022–2024 D.I. Ray Supt. Ross Beardsmore Series 1 & 2; 9 episodes
2023 The Bay Terry McGregor Series 4; 5 episodes
Archie Pender Mini-series; Episode 1
2024 The Responder Eric Series 2; Episodes 1–5
Cleddau Paul Harvey Episodes 1–6

Stage

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References

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  1. ^ Mainwaring, Rachel (22 August 2010). "Puleston-Davies: My battle to beat OCD". [[Media Wales#WalesOnline|publisher=Media Wales Ltd |WalesOnline]] website. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. ^ Ian Puleston-Davies joins Waterloo Road
  3. ^ a b Millard, Rosie (28 May 2005). "Looking fear in the face". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2005". BBC. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  5. ^ Robinson, Abby (1 February 2022). "The Teacher starring Sheridan Smith: Release date, plot and news updates". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Cary Grant biopic featuring Flint actor now on ITVX". Wrexham Leader. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ Crawford, Sue (2 April 2014). "Coronation Street star Ian Puleston-Davies: 'How fellow cast members help me control my OCD on set'". Mirror. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ^ "WATCH: Flintshire actor in hilarious spoof martial arts challenge with seven-year-old". Chester Standard. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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