Actor:
Liam Bairstow is an actor known for playing Alex Warner in Coronation Street since September 2015. He is 29 years old and was born with Down's Syndrome. He was discovered when the producers of Coronation Street ran a workshop for actors with disabilities names "Breaking Through". Impressed with his abilities, they offerend him the role of Liam. [1]
Coronation Street:
Name: Alex Warner
Born: 1987
Residence: 16a Victoria Street
Mother: Nessa Warner
First appearance: 13th September 2015
Occupation: Waiter at Roy's Rolls
Alex Warner is the nephew of Cathy Matthews and first visited her in September 2015 when she was staying with Roy Cropper in his Victoria Street flat. Cathy was determined to make him a cake to mark his visit and told Roy that it had to be a wedding cake, complete with figures on the top, as he had had a thing about such events since he was eight years old. From this, Roy gained the impression that he was still a child and when he collected the figurines from Cathy's house, he also collected a horse-racing game named Escalado that he had enjoyed playing himself when a boy.
Born: 1987
Residence: 16a Victoria Street
Mother: Nessa Warner
First appearance: 13th September 2015
Occupation: Waiter at Roy's Rolls
Alex Warner is the nephew of Cathy Matthews and first visited her in September 2015 when she was staying with Roy Cropper in his Victoria Street flat. Cathy was determined to make him a cake to mark his visit and told Roy that it had to be a wedding cake, complete with figures on the top, as he had had a thing about such events since he was eight years old. From this, Roy gained the impression that he was still a child and when he collected the figurines from Cathy's house, he also collected a horse-racing game named Escalado that he had enjoyed playing himself when a boy.
When he returned to Roy's Rolls, he was momentarily taken aback to find that Alex was twenty-eight years old and had Down's syndrome. He recovered his manners quickly and welcomed Alex, being thoroughly taken with the young man, as was everyone who met him.
Quote:"Hey Roy! I've heard lots of things about you." (First line) [2]
Quote:"Hey Roy! I've heard lots of things about you." (First line) [2]
Other Work:
He joined an acting school specialising in nurturing disabled talent named "Mind The Gap" in 2009, playing several roles with the company including a national tour of Treasure Island in which he had to portray sex different characters! [1]
Videos + Articles:
- Coronation Street's Liam Bairstow encourages actors with disabilities to follow their dreams http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-streets-liam-bairstow-encourages-8005925
- Interview: Corrie's Bairstow: 'Amazing to be considered a role model' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m3noebBles
- Corrie's Melanie Hill and Liam Bairstow On Becoming An Unlikely Comedy Duo | This Morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AZYi26IJ9c
- Shayne Tward teams up with co-star Liam Bairstow for an on-set Craig David video http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a789883/coronation-street-shayne-ward-liam-bairstow-craig-david-video/
Photo's:
Twitter: @BairstowLiam
Instagram: @liambairstow
References:
[1] http://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Liam_Bairstow
[2] http://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Alex_Warner
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