Philip Martin Brown (born 9th July 1956 in Manchester) appeared in Coronation Street from March to April 2005 as DI Pinnock who investigated the murder of Tommy Harris; making a return to the programme in January and February 2015 as the Therapist helping Steve McDonald following his diagnosis of clinical depression.
He was raised in Barrow-in-Furness and has built up a long list of credits since the 1970s. One of his first television roles with a regular part was in the adaptation of R.F. Delderfield's A Horseman Riding By. Many further roles followed including appearances in Bull Week, Juliet Bravo, The Professionals, The Paradise Club, Minder, regular roles in Wing and a Prayer, City Central and Cutting It. His most famous role was in Waterloo Road as teacher Grantly Budgen, a role he played from 2006 to 2013.
On the big screen, he had a small part in the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp.