Andrew Lancel is an English television and theatre actor, producer and director. He is best known for his appearance as Frank Foster in the longrunning ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and in his role as DI Neil Manson in The Bill as well as his acclaimed portrayal of Brian Epstein in the stage play Epstein The Man Who Made The Beatles.
Andrew Lancel was born onAugust 1970 in Rufford, Lancashire. He started his acting career in local theatre and as a cabaret singer. In 1993 he appeared in the film WideEyed and Legless with Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent. He gained fame as the lead role in the ground breaking medical series Cardiac Arrest with Helen Baxendale. Since then he has become a well established theatre and television actor with a reputation for seeking controversial roles and projects. He was described as the most realistic doctor on TV and sporadically was TVs most hated man, after roles in City Central, Bad Girls and Queer as Folk.
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