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name: "Michael Starke"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 November 1957"
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average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-17T01:17:02.409513+00:00"
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# Michael Starke

Actor. Born 13 November 1957 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 November 1957, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–2006

## Biography

Michael Starke is a British actor born on 13 November 1957 in Liverpool. He is best known for playing Thomas 'Sinbad' Sweeney in the Channel 4 soap opera *Brookside* from 1984 to 2000.

Starke has appeared in numerous television series and films. His credits include Jerry Morton in *Coronation Street* (2007–2008), Kenneth Hopkirk in *The Royal*, Arthur in *The 51st State* (2001) and Dave in *Distant Voices, Still Lives* (1988). He has also featured in *Casualty*, *The Virtues*, *Benidorm* and *The Responder*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Street* (2006), Fi1m 74, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-street.md)
- *Distant Voices, Still Lives* (1988), Fi1m 90, as Dave — [page](https://film.one/film/distant-voices-still-lives.md)

## Also known for

- *The 51st State* (2001), Arthur
- *The Responder* (2022), Kevin
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Jerry Morton
- *Casualty* (1986), Malcolm Sutton
- *The Virtues* (2019), Sam
- *Benidorm* (2007), Dodgy Dave

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