Andrew Whyment


Andrew Whyment is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Kirk Sutherland on Coronation Street.

Career

Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford. His first credited part was in Cracker in 1993. He also had minor roles in The Cops, Heartbeat and Where the Heart Is. From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC comedy The Royle Family. Since 2000, he has played Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street.
In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar. In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for The X Factor audition in Manchester; he was auditioning under his Coronation Street character and sang the Kings of Leon song "Sex on Fire". He also took part in the 2012 series of Dancing on Ice and was paired up with professional skater Vicky Ogden.
He participated in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in second place.

Personal life

Whyment married his long-term girlfriend Nicola in 2007. They have two children, Thomas and Hollie.

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