Martyn Read

Martyn Read (born 11th November 1944) appeared on Coronation Street in two roles: firstly in September 1984 as Carl Stanton, who in the capacity of best man, informed Mavis Riley that Derek Wilton couldn't go through with their wedding. He returned to the programme in March 2001 as the Judge who presided over Adam Barlow's custody hearing at Weatherfield County Court.

His other credits include roles in The Latchkey Children, Flesh and Blood, The Jewel in the Crown, London's Burning, Doctor Who, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Darling Buds of May, Casualty, The Bill and Doctors.

On stage he has appeared in productions of Marat/Sade, Of Mice and Men, Dracula, The Crucible and Dick Whittington.