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Philip Martin Brown (born 9 July 1956) is a British actor from Manchester. He is known for his long-running portrayal of English teacher Grantly Budgen in the hit BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road, which he played from 2006 to 2013. He is also known for playing Steve McDonald's therapist in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 2015, although he first appeared in the show as D.I. Pinnock in 2005. In 2021, Brown appeared in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors as Marvin Bulis, having previously played various other roles in the show.

Career

From March 2006 to October 2013, Brown appeared as English teacher Grantly Budgen in the first nine series of the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. He was the longest serving cast member on the show and featured in 154 episodes in total. He has also worked on The Professionals, Cutting It and The Bill, where he appeared in ten episodes as Seth Mercer, and has made appearances in many other British dramas, including Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, New Tricks and Doctors.

His most prominent role in a drama before Waterloo Road was Eddie Vincent in Casualty, where he appeared in 17 episodes between 2002 and 2003. He also played John Adams in the 1984 film The Bounty and appeared in Sharpes Justice in 1997. He played a detective in the second episode of the ITV drama Rosemary & Thyme. He also appeared in a Skins online episode in 2012 as a drug dealer. Brown left Waterloo Road during the autumn term of Series 9. He appeared briefly in the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow starring Johnny Depp. In January 2015, he appeared in Coronation Street as Steve McDonald's (Simon Gregson) therapist. He appeared in the CBBC series The Worst Witch in 2017, playing the role of Algernon Rowan-Webb.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life and awards

He attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys where his favourite subject was English. At the end of his fifth year, Brown was asked to leave the school, later stating that he was a "dreadful troublemaker". He lives in Paddock Wood, Kent, with his wife. They have two children.

In 2010, Brown was nominated for the Best Actor prize in the 2010 TV Choice Awards, and won it three years in a row.

He is an ex-epileptic and had to leave the stage until he underwent brain surgery which has left him seizure-free for 22 years.

Brown was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 19 and is now an ambassador for the charity Young Epilepsy.

References

1. "Waterloo Road (TV Series 2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
2. "'Waterloo Road' exit for Grantly Budgen". Digital Spy. 11 March 2013.
3. Daly, Emma (3 August 2016). "Amanda Holden joins cast of The Worst Witch". Radio Times.
4. Timblick, Simon. "'Doctors' spoilers: Can Emma Reid help clear Rob's name?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
5. "Press Office – Waterloo Road: Philip Martin Brown plays Grantly Budgen". BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
6. Frankham, Oliver (28 May 2010). "Actor nominated for top magazine award". Kent and Sussex Courier (Paddock Wood edition). p. 3.
7. Kilkelly, Daniel (26 March 2012). "'Waterloo Road' star Philip Martin Brown recalls epilepsy struggle". Digital Spy.
8. Young Epilepsy website

External links

• Philip Martin Brown at IMDb

• 1956 births
• Living people
• English male stage actors
• English male television actors
• English male film actors
• People educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys
• People with epilepsy
• Male actors from Manchester
• 20th-century English male actors
• 21st-century English male actors