Jacob Anderton appeared on Coronation Street in August 2018 as a Posh Thug who accosted Henry Newton, demanding repayment of £20,000 to Cressida Lanscombe's family.
In 2012 he graduated from Northumbria University with a degree in Drama and Scriptwriting.
Other onscreen credits include roles in D.E.A.D, 403Forbidden and Dark Angel, the short films Beat, Achron, Ripper, Guardian Angel, Disclaimer, Please Don't Die, Elsewhere along with the feature films Scarecrow and The Code.
On stage he has appeared in productions of Rodney and Julie J; Teacups, Zebras and Dancing Kaisers; The Lost Cellars; Macbeth; As You Like It; The Gut Girls; The Frights; Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.