Nicholas Cochrane

Nicholas Cochrane
Born	Nicholas Marc Cochrane 16 December 1973 (1973-12-16) (age 37) Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–2004, 2009

Nicholas Cochrane (born Nicholas Marc Cochrane; 16 December 1973) is an English actor, best known for his role as Andy McDonald in long-running soap opera Coronation Street.

Cochrane had appeared as an extra on TV for Coronation Street's production company, Granada TV, prior to his successful audition in 1989 for the role of Andy McDonald. A schoolfriend from the year below, Simon Gregson, was hired to play twin brother Steve.

Cochrane's character stayed in the programme for seven years before he was axed, along with several other cast members, in a high-profile cull by a new producer in 1997.^[1] His character took a job as an English teacher in Spain, but has since returned for two short spells so that Andy McDonald could be seen attending the re-marriage of his parents and later being best man at his brother's wedding.

After Coronation Street, Cochrane co-launched a short-lived magazine about soap operas and has also co-hosted a show on Peak FM in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

References

1. ^ Brace, Matthew (24 May 1997). "`Street' is left deserted as soap exodus continues". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/street-is-left-deserted-as-soap-exodus-continues-1263087.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 

External links

• Nicholas Cochrane at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Cochrane, Nicholas
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Date of birth	16 December 1973
Place of birth	Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
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