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  1. May 23, 2023 · News. Celebs & TV. ITV Maryland's George Costigan's real life from famous wife, Happy Valley link and Emmerdale star. George Costigan plays the role of Richard, the father of Becca and Rosaline. News. By. Maynard Manyowa Senior Reporter. Shot from Happy Valley shows George Costigan as Nevison (Image: BBC Pictures)

    • Maynard Manyowa
  2. Early life. Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Costigan grew up in Salford, Greater Manchester. After attending St Augustine's C of E Primary School on Bolton Road in Pendlebury, he went to Wardley Grammar School on Mardale Avenue in Wardley near Swinton. Career. Costigan has appeared regularly on television since 1978.

    Year
    Title
    Role
    Notes
    2023
    Richard
    Mini-series, 3 episodes
    2022
    Ray Trevice
    Episode: "Swansong"
    2019, 2022
    James Holt
    7 episodes
    2016, 2021
    Patrick Fairbank
    6 episodes
    • Clone Arranger
    • ‘I Was A Kleptomaniac’
    • The Family Firm

    The father and son actors are playing father and son – and clones – in Caryl Churchill’s thought-provoking drama A Number. George plays a father whose attempt to raise his son goes so disastrously wrong that he comes up with a radical solution. He places the son in care but only after arranging for a clone of his son to be created, who he brings up...

    The pair had very different routes to the stage. George’s dad ran the buses in Salford and theatre didn’t play much of a role in family life. “There was a lot of church – and church is a famous breeding ground from some actors. Lots of cossies, and extra special cossies on Easter Day, and I did love to sing in the choir.” As a young man, George rec...

    How have they found working together on A Number? “It’s just another actor, but an actor you know really well,” Niall said. “It’s great to finally work with my dad because I only ever see the finished products in the theatre. “In something that’s so intense it’s very nice to have someone you know so well, because if there’s something wrong we can v...

  3. Nov 26, 2017 · Culture. How a mushrooming expedition led to actor George Costigan's first novel. A familiar face on many popular TV dramas, George is now coming to Newcastle to appear at Books on Tyne....

  4. Aug 8, 2023 · By Simone Harrison on 8th August 2023 in Culture, Film. Celebrated for his starring roles in Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and BAFTA-award-winning drama series Happy Valley, it’s a lesser known fact that actor George Costigan was brought up in Salford.

  5. Jan 20, 2023 · Entertainment. George Costigan: The Portsmouth-born Happy Valley actor who appeared alongside Kylie Minogue in Doctor Who. George is currently starring in the BAFTA-award-winning drama series Happy Valley. What's On. By. Robert Edwards Reporter.

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  7. May 31, 2018 · May 31, 2018 at 2:00am BST. GEORGE Costigan is one of those actors you instantly recognise on screen but whose name may easily escape you. "When I'm out and about, people go, 'I know you'," he...