John Donnelly (born 1977 in Manchester) appeared on Coronation Street in two roles: firstly in April 1998 as Joe Harris, a student at Granston Technical College; and he returned to the programme between October and November of the same year as Philip "Dobber" Dobson, boyfriend of Toyah Battersby and petty thief.
His other credits include roles in The Cops, Always and Everyone, Cold Feet, Clocking Off, Merseybeat, Linda Green, Red Cap, Shameless, Lillies and New Street Law, along with the films The Tavern and Sometimes Always Never.