# Sean Gallagher (actor)

Sean Gallagher (born 2 September 1965) is a British actor, best known for his role of Paul Connor in Coronation Street.

## Career

Gallagher appeared in EastEnders from 1992 to 1993 as a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married Sam Mitchell.
In 1997 Gallagher played the role of Alan in the BAFTA-winning BBC series "Holding On" by Tony Marchant.
In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of Doctor Who opposite David Tennant in the episode "New Earth". In 2006, Gallagher signed up to Coronation Street to play the part of Paul Connor, one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving Coronation Street in June 2007.
On 2 July 2007, it was announced Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, Rock Rivals, produced by Shed Productions. He starred alongside former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins who played his wife, Karina Faith.
He appeared in a production of Mary Stuart for the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, with David Oakes and Penny Layden.
He performed in The Black Album at the Cottesloe Theatre/National Theatre in London's South Bank in 2009 and then started a national UK tour with the cast throughout the UK in October/November 2009.
He also voiced one of the characters in The Happy Prince, a stop-animation film, produced by Skatedog Films and directed by John Horabin in 2009. This newly released adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde short story was featured at the BFI in London in autumn 2009.
He also appeared in the ITV dramas Eternal Law and Leaving and BBC drama Our Girl.
In 2017, he appeared in Midsomer Murders "Red in Tooth & Claw" as Errol Judd and in 2019 in Father Brown “The Sacrifice of Tantalus” as Len Blaisen.

## Activism

Gallagher is known to support animal welfare societies. In August 2008, Gallagher appeared as a celebrity contestant on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, raising funds for World Animal Protection project to end bear dancing in India, "an issue that he feels strongly about."

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | Jock: A True Tale of Friendship | Percy Fitzpatrick |
| 1996 | La Passione | Jo |
| 1999 | Elephant Juice | Billy |
| 2000 | Offending Angels | Clive |
| 2002 | Making a Killing | Chad Wiley |
| 2019 | The Rest of Us | Craig Hayes (Father) |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | The Guilty | Eddy Doyle | Television film |
| 1992 | Boon | Tony Heard | Episode: "Minder" |
| 1993 | EastEnders | Clive | Episode dated 2 February 1993 |
| 1993 | The Bill | Mick West | Episode: "Hypocritical Oath" |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Ian Hilliard | Episode: "Giddy Heights" |
| 1994 | Casualty | Bill Truman | Episode: "Care in the Community" |
| 1994 | Murder Most Horrid | Sean Lacey | Episode: "Lady Luck" |
| 1994 | The House of Windsor | Ray Barker | 6 episodes |
| 1996 | Christmas | Sean | Television film |
| 1996 | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Hargrave | 3 episodes |
| 1996, 2014 | Silent Witness | DI John Brooke / Daniel Finn | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | Touching Evil | Carl Burgess | Episode: "Killing with Kindness: Part 1" |
| 1997 | Noah's Ark | Chris | Episode: "Live and Learn" |
| 1997 | Holding On | Alan | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Heat of the Sun | Chico de Ville | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Advanced Drone #2 | Episode: "Fissures" |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerous | DI Danny Ford | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Border Cafe | David | 8 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Linda Green | Jimmy McKenzie | 10 episodes |
| 2001, 2002 | Micawber | Henry | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Neil | Episode: "Jenny's Story" |
| 2002 | Ella and the Mothers | George | Television film |
| 2004 | Island at War | Sheldon Leveque | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Murder Prevention | DC Neil Stanton | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | Colin Somerville | Television film |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | Chip | Episode: "New Earth" |
| 2006 | New Street Law | Tony Burgess | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Coronation Street | Paul Connor | 103 episodes |
| 2008 | Rock Rivals | Malcolm Faith | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | Heartbeat | DS Harry Siddons | Episode: "Guilty Secrets" |
| 2009 | Holby City | Phil Goodridge | Episode: "Just a Perfect Day" |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Phil Owen | Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid" |
| 2012 | Eternal Law | Dave | Episode #1.2 |
| 2012 | Walking and Talking | Pretty Nun | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Leaving | Michael | 3 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Our Girl | Dave Dawes | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Midsomer Murders | Errol Judd | Episodes: "Red in Tooth & Claw" |
| 2019 | Father Brown | Len Blaisen | Episode: "The Sacrifice of Tantalus" |
| 2022 | Five Days at Memorial | Dr. Elwood McGee | Episode: "45 Dead" |