Scott Wright

Scott Wright is an English actor, singer and musician. He was nominated for a National Television Award in 2001 for Most Popular Newcomer for his role as Sam Kingston in Coronation Street.

Career Wright had a three-year stay in ITV's Coronation Street, where he was nominated for a National Television award for his role as Sam Kingston. Wright's other acting credits on television include ITV's Crossroads and BBC One's Casualty. Added to this he played the title role in Tristan in the Merlin International films production. Wright has also appeared in ITV's Emmerdale and Channel 4's Shameless and ITV1's Midwinter of the Spirit, playing Anna Maxwell Martins’ husband Sean Watkins. It also starred David Threlfall. In 2016 Wright played Jordan Dawkins in a national tour of The Shawshank Redemption for Bill Kenwright. It was reported in 2018 Wright was filming a television pilot called Two Wolves also starring Sir Derek Jacobi, James Cosmo and Emmy award-winning American actress Dove Cameron. In November 2020, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Scott Keane.

As a musician Wright has worked with numerous international multimillion selling artists including Alexander O Neil, Martha Reaves, David Cassidy, Candi Staton and Jordan Knight.

In 2002 Wright was awarded the title of Rear of the Year with singer Charlotte Church.

In 2023 Wright produced and took the Title role in feature film The Stoic alongside Jason Flemyng (Snatch, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)and Bruce Payne (Passenger 57, Dungeons and Dragons)

Filmography

Television

Production Role Company Casualty Gerry Lomas BBC 1 Shameless Bradford Channel 4 Emmerdale Gary Dench Yorkshire Television Doctors Ralph Jones BBC Crossroads Jeff Larson Carlton Television Coronation Street Sam Kingston Granada Television Hidden Love Trevor Channel 4 Emmerdale Brian Yorkshire Television Midwinter of the Spirit Sean Watkins ITV

Theatre

Production Role Company Shady Business Jerry Talking Scarlett Productions Out of Order Ronnie I Dickens Productions Dancing at Lunasa Gerry Partington Dean Guilty Gary Partington Communicating Doors Reece The Crucible Rev Hale BLT Co Aladdin (Arabian Nights) Aladdin Pele Productions Cinderella Prince Qdos Entertainment The Shawshank Redemption Jordan Dawkins Bill Kenwright Productions

Film

Production Role Company Tristan Tristan Merlin Films Restraint Phil Manchester Lads Johnson Ozenburg Films The Domino Effect Agent Taylor Mirror Image Gobsmacked Tash Narnia Productions Interrogation D.I. Harris Mirror Image

Presenting

Production Company Central Radio Presenter Central Radio 106.5 FM – Preston Wright Hand Drive Granada Television Safety on the Railways Railtrack Breakfast Show Co-host BBC Radio Lancashire Rovers Return Quiz Night ITV Play This Morning Puzzle Book ITV Play