Biography
George Costigan is an English actor. Born on 8 August 1947 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, he grew up in Salford, Greater Manchester. He joined the Liverpool Everyman theatre company in 1974 and has appeared regularly on television since 1978.
He is known for his role as Bob in the 1987 film Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and for television roles including Nevison Gallagher in Happy Valley (2014–2023), Patrick Fairbank in Line of Duty (2012, 2016), and appearances in series such as Gentleman Jack (2019), Vera (2011) and Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007).
In theatre, he created the role of Mickey Johnstone in the original production of the musical Blood Brothers.
