Craig Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter and former professional footballer, best-known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. Since 2005, he has appeared as Lloyd Mullaney in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street.
Craig Charles was born to a multiracial family in Liverpool; his father was black and his mother was Irish. H...
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Craig Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter and former professional footballer, best-known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. Since 2005, he has appeared as Lloyd Mullaney in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street.
Craig Charles was born to a multiracial family in Liverpool; his father was black and his mother was Irish. He grew up on the Cantril Farm estate and went to school with Micky Quinn, who grew up to be a professional footballer.
Before turning to entertainment, Charles played professional football, most notably for Tranmere Rovers.
He started out his career as a contemporary and urban performance poet on the British cabaret circuit, and his performances were considered original and Charles was described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts.
Charles began to appear on television, including the late-night comedy programme,...
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