For the academic and blogger, see Tony Hirst (blogger). For the Australian rules footballer, see Tony Hirst (footballer).
Anthony Hirst
Hirst in the 2009 short film Pickpocket
Born
Anthony Hirst
(1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 57)
Manchester, England [citation needed]
Occupation(s)
Actor, theatre director and narrator
Years active
1991–present
Known for
How it's Made (2001–2019) Hollyoaks (2006–2010, 2016–2017) Coronation Street (2010–2013) Benefits Street (2014–2015)
Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018–Present)
Partner
Sue Hirst
Children
2
Anthony Hirst (born 21 January 1967) is an English actor, theatre director and narrator best known for playing Mike Barnes on the soap opera Hollyoaks and in Coronation Street as Paul Kershaw, the love interest of Eileen Grimshaw. Hirst also narrates the UK version of How It's Made, shown on Quest and the Discovery channels, and various programmes for Channel 4.
revealed on 24 February 2013 that Hirst would be leaving Coronation Street in 2013 at the end of his contract. In 2014, TonyHirst narrated two seasons of Food...
Morton (Michael Starke), Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson), Paul Kershaw (TonyHirst), Adrian Mortimer (Mark Moraghan) and Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis), as...
53. Dainty, Sophie (13 October 2023). "Hollyoaks confirms new story for Tony and Diane's children as roles are recast". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines...
the city. The voice-over was provided by former Coronation Street actor TonyHirst instead. The first episode of Benefits Street was aired at 9:00 pm on...
Hayward 2010–2013 Mandy Kamara Pamela Nomvete 2012–2013 Paul Kershaw TonyHirst 2010–2013 Karl Munro John Michie 2011–2013 Tommy Duckworth Darryl Edwards...
"Shirley Decides She's Had Enough". New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2009. Coronation Street, 11 May 2012, Johnny Doc (TonyHirst) deploys his catchphrase....
with Mike Barnes (TonyHirst) began, there was some controversy over the storyline, due to the age gap between the pair. However, Hirst stated: "I think...
Tom Goodman-Hill, Eve Shotton, David Leon, Tom Machell, James Gaddas, TonyHirst, Des Yankson and Maanuv Thiara; weekly broadcasts began 17 March 2022...
got to her, the stairs collapsed, trapping them. Luckily Paul Kershaw (TonyHirst) managed to get to them and got Stella out while his friend and fellow...
2017, where her body was discovered by Ryan and her father Mike Barnes (TonyHirst). Amy first appears being dragged to her sister Sarah Barnes' (Loui Batley)...
moved into their own flat, to the dismay of Amy's father Mike Barnes (TonyHirst). Despite this, Ste became increasingly violent and started to hit Amy...