Actor Darren Morfitt has recently joined Coronation Street as Eliza’s dodgy dad, Dom Everett. Since joining the soap, he has already made waves, initially meeting up with Eliza on the sly – and later attempting to ‘sell’ her to grandpa Stu for £10k.
When Stu clashed with Eliza’s slimy dad, Dom dug in his heels. This week’s episodes have seen Stu and Eliza bicker over her relationship with her dad.
Dodgy Dom creates a divide between Eliza and Stu
After Eliza disappeared, Stu learned that Eliza had ran away to stay at her dad’s house. Stu was heartbroken when Eliza’s social worker suggested that Eliza would be best off staying with her dad for now.
Stu was arrested after accidentally thumping a police officer during a heated argument with Dom. Can he win Eliza back from her deadbeat dad?
But off-screen, actor Darren Morfitt, the actor who plays Dom, has a far more settled life! So who is he?
What has Darren Morfitt been in outside of Coronation Street?
Prior to treading the Cobbles, Darren, aged 49, has a long and storied career in television and film.
Most recently, he appeared in the hit BBC drama series Line of Duty. He played dirty cop Colin Brackley in Season one of the show.
Darren has also appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the British horror films Dog Soldiers and Doomsday, both directed by Neil Marshall.
Who is Darren Morfitt’s wife – and what has she been in?
Darren is married to actress Helen Latham, aged 47. She is most famous for playing Lucy Milligan in two seasons of the drama series Footballers’ Wives.
She has also appeared in Brookside, The Bill and was the winner of a Stars in their Eyes celebrity special as Dolly Parton.
Helen and Darren met at theatre school in 1995. They were married nine years’ later, surrounded by friends and family.
Coronation Street usually airs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV.
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