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name: "Antony Cotton"
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born: "5 August 1975"
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# Antony Cotton

Actor. Born 5 August 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 August 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester
- **Active:** 1992–1999

## Biography

Antony Cotton is an English actor born on 5 August 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester. He is known for playing Sean Tully in the ITV soap opera *Coronation Street* since 2003 and Alexander Perry in the original *Queer as Folk* series in 1999.

His other television appearances include roles in *Absolutely Fabulous* (2001) and *The Bill*. His mother, Enid Dunn, has also appeared in *Coronation Street*. In 2022 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the British Army, personnel and veterans.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Queer as Folk* (1999), Fi1m 79, as Alexander Perry — [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Damon — [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)

## Also known for

- *Coronation Street* (1960), Sean Tully
- *Immortality* (1998), Gang Member
- *Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon* (1998), Brighton Rent Boys
- *The Bill* (1984)

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