Craig Kelly (actor)

Craig Kelly (born 31 October 1970) is an English actor and voice-over narrator. He is best known for his roles as Vince Tyler in the Channel 4 television series Queer as Folk and as Luke Strong in Coronation Street.

Craig Kelly
Kelly in 2012
Born (1970-10-31) 31 October 1970
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
OccupationActor and voice over narrator
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)Camilla (2009–present)
RelativesDean Lennox Kelly (brother)

Biography

Kelly was born on 31 October 1970 in Lytham St Annes near Blackpool, Lancashire. He is the brother of actor Dean Lennox Kelly. Kelly has a keen interest in kickboxing, in which he has a black belt.[1]

Career

Kelly moved to London and attended the Drama Centre from 1989 to 1992,[2] where he studied the Stanislavski School of method acting alongside John Simm and Joe Duttine.[3]

Graduating in 1992, Kelly played a minor speaking role in Titanic as Assistant Wireless Operator, Harold Bride and also as Russell Muir in the film When Saturday Comes.

TV work

Kelly is best known for his role as Vince Tyler in Queer as Folk. He also appeared in Casualty as Daniel Perryman between 1995 and 1996. A very brief role was as the Mercedes-Benz driver in the Rabbit in Your Headlights video, who utters the line "Nice coat, mate" before speeding off. In the 1998 BBC series of The Children of the New Forest, Craig played Abel Courbould, the villainous puritan preacher. Craig also starred opposite Amanda Holden in the ITV series The Grimleys as Mr Treblecock, the school lothario. He played the young father of Alison Mundy in a second series episode of Afterlife in 2006.

In 2003, Kelly featured in the webcast Doctor Who adventure The Scream of the Shalka. He later guest-starred in the third series of the BBC's Waking the Dead, in which he played a cross-dresser who is released from prison on appeal after murdering his father.

In November 2008, Kelly landed the role of the new underworld factory boss, Luke Strong, in ITV's Coronation Street.[4] His character first appeared on 20 February 2009 and Kelly departed in the episode that aired on 19 October 2009.

On 25 August 2009, it was announced that he would take part in Series 7 of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, partnering Flavia Cacace. Kelly was the 8th celebrity eliminated from the competition on 7 November 2009 in a special show from Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Kelly starred alongside his brother in the ITV1 drama Collision, which aired over five consecutive nights in November 2009.

Film work

He played Cristian O'Neil in The Young Americans, with Harvey Keitel (1993). Kelly was also in James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic and played the part of radio operator Harold Sydney Bride. He appeared in Spiceworld with a minor speaking role in which he speaks to Geri (Ginger Spice). Kelly had a small role in the 1999 sci-fi film Wing Commander playing Falk, the ship's radar man.

Voice-over work

Kelly is a prolific voiceover artist; his vocal talents are heard on many adverts, BBC idents and, more recently, on Channel 4 idents. As of April 2008 he is a voiceover for Channel 4's 4OD on-demand service and the ITV catchup service. He has also narrated for various television programmes, including Channel 4's Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands (2006–2009), E4's Shipwrecked: The Island 2011 (2s narration on Sally Morgan's Star Psychic Show, as well as series 6 of The Real Hustle on BBC Three (a show his brother narrated for two series). He is currently the station voice for Manchester's Key 103. He also voices a 2014 advert for Nutella. He has voiced Shipping Wars UK on Channel 4.

Personal life

Kelly and his wife Camilla married in 2009. He is the brother of Dean Lennox Kelly.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1992Screen OneuncreditedTV series (Episode: "Running Late")
1993The Good GuysStephen CroxleyTV series (Episode: "Old School Ties")
1993The Young AmericansChristian O'NeillFilm
1993CasualtyIan WheaterTV series
1994Beyond BedlamMatthew HamiltonFilm
1994EllingtonBilly TrantTV film
1995A Touch of FrostPaul GowerTV series (Episode: "Dead Male One")
1995The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the HawkmenAnthony FokkerTV film
1995–1996CasualtyDaniel PerrymanTV series
1996When Saturday ComesRussell MuirFilm
1996EllingtonBilly TrantTV series
1997TitanicHarold BrideFilm
1997Spice WorldNervous GuyFilm
1998Children of the New ForestReverend Abel CorbouldTV film
1999Wing CommanderRadar Man FalkFilm
1999Killing JoeLeadShort
1999–2000Queer as FolkVince TylerTV series
2000Queer as Folk 2Vince TylerTV film
2000Undertaker's ParadiseFilm
2001The GrimleysDave TrebilcockTV series (Episode: "The Grimley Curse")
2002Clocking OffEddie MackintoshTV series (Episode: "No. 3.8")
2002Having It OffBilly Bob RiversTV series (Episode: "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Hairdryers")
2002Silent CryDC Robert MosleyFilm
2003Oh Marbella!AshleyFilm
2003Helen of TroyPolluxTV miniseries
20033 Blind MiceFrankFilm
2003Spine ChillersJackTV series (Episode: "The Lovegods")
2003Waking the DeadMark/Maria LovellTV series (Episode: "Walking on Water" (Parts 1 and 2)"
2003Doctor Who: Scream of the ShalkaJoeTV mini-series
2005Silent WitnessConnellyTV series (Episodes: "Choices: Part 1")
2006Hotel BabylonPeteTV series (Series 1)
2006Totally FrankNickTV series (Series 2)
2006Dalziel and PascoeEddie WilcoxTV series (Episodes: "Fallen Angel: Part 1" and "Fallen Angel: Part 2")
2006AfterlifeYoung Stan MundyTV series (Episodes: "Mind the Bugs Don't Bite")
2007Are You Ready for Love?LeoFilm
2007The Soul RescuerShadow ManShort
2008The GatekeeperJackVideo
2009HammeredRodShort
2009CollisionJeffrey RamptonTV series
2009Coronation StreetLuke StrongTV soap opera
2012MonroePhil IndaleTV series (Episodes: "No. 2.4")
2012CirclesEstate AgentShort
2012A Life's DebtJulianShort

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Craig Kelly". IMDb.
  3. "Former Students – John Simm". The Drama Centre. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. Green, Kris (27 November 2008). "Corrie producers cast new factory boss". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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