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Kirk Sutherland

Andrew Whyment (born 2nd April 1981) is an English actor who portrays Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street, a part he has played since 2000. He previously appeared in the programme as Wayne, a purchaser of fireworks in The Kabin in October 1999. Prior to both of these roles, he also made uncredited appearances in Episode 3143 (5th November 1990) and Episode 4288 (26th October 1997). The role of Kirk won Whyment a British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2003.

His first credited role was in Cracker in 1993. He also appeared in Once Upon a Time in the North, The Cops, Where the Heart Is, Heartbeat and The Royle Family as Darren Sinclair-Jones.

Whyment made a surprise appearance on The X Factor in 2010, auditioning in character as Kirk and singing the Kings of Leon song Sex on Fire. As himself, he appeared in the seventh series of Dancing on Ice in 2012, paired with Vicky Ogden. The couple were tenth to be eliminated. More successfully, he was a contestant in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. He reached the final but finished runner-up to Jacqueline Jossa of EastEnders fame.

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