Richard Sinnott

Richard Sinnott (born 5th June 1963 in Staffordshire), is an actor, writer and director who has played five minor roles on Coronation Street: as solicitor Peter Lloyd in October 1993; a photographer named Roger in May 1997; Paul Birch in June 2000; Simon Darcy in May 2003 and he finally appeared as Mr Richards, a consultant at Weatherfield General in April 2010.

Other screen credits include roles in A Touch of Frost, The Van Boys, Always and Everyone, The Parole Officer, Cold Feet, Blue Murder, Where the Heart Is, Donovan, Heartbeat, Life on Mars, Mobile, Emmerdale, Clash of the Santas, Boy Meets Girl and The Street.

He is the author of the 1984 theatre play Laid Upon A Pebble-Bed, and currently teaches Beginners' acting classes in Manchester and is a freelance Performing Arts lecturer at Salford University.