Craig Parkinson(I)
- Actor
Born March 11 1976 Craig Parkinson was brought up in his native
Blackpool and attended Blackpool and Fylde College before, at age 17,
moving to London to study at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
After several years in bit parts on TV, he came to notice as impresario
Tony Wilson in the 2007 film 'Control' about the Joy Division singer
Ian Curtis, played by Sam Riley (with whom he would again work in
'Brighton Rock') and made some impact on television in the second
series of 'Whitechapel' as twins who were possibly descended from the
Kray brothers. Also on television he appeared in the 2013 ghost drama
'The Secret of Crickley Hall' with actress Susan Lynch, his real life
spouse by whom he has a son. His theatre work has been varied, ranging
from 'Measure For Measure' at the National Theatre to Mike Leigh's
revival of 'Ecstasy.'
