Kieran O'Brien

OBrien grew up in nearby Royton and was educated at the Bishop Henshaw Roman Catholic Memorial High School in Rochdale He began acting at an early age and was the star of a BBC TV series Gruey by the time he was 15 He also featured in several other series at the time in oneoff or recurring roles In 1993 he played the role of Craig Lee in Coronation Street and then the role of Lee Jones in Childrens Ward In 1993 he also became a regular in the detective series Cracker playing Mark the son of central character Robbie Coltrane In 1999 he made his cinema debut with the film Virtual Sexuality and began a reunited with Cracker director Michael Winterbottom for 24 Hour Party People in 2002 and in 04 for the controversial 9 Songs which included scenes of genuine sexual intercourse between OBrien and his leading lady Margo Stilley His role had earned him the credit of being the only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UKproduced feature Since 9 Songs OBrien has made two further films with Winterbottom A Cock and Bull Story and The Look of Love Recent regular TV roles include Holby Blue and The Syndicate