Thomas “Tom” Hudson (born 2 October 1986 in

Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

) is an

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. Hudson played the roles of Baz Wainwright in ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running program ...

'' between 2003 and 2007 and of Paul Clayton, son of

Terry Duckworth Terry Duckworth is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Nigel Pivaro. He was introduced as the son of popular characters Jack and Vera Duckworth, making his on-screen debut on 1 August 1983. ...

, in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

'' between 2007 and 2008. Hudson left ''Coronation Street'' in May 2008. Other roles have included a part in the film '' Love + Hate'' and a small part as Jamie Coldwell in television series '' Casualty''. He also had parts in ''Knight School'', '' Heartbeat'' and ''

The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the ...

''. In January 2008, Hudson announced his

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to marry his girlfriend of two years, Victoria. In 2019 he was named Managing Director of

Marvin's Magic Marvin's Magic is a producer and creator of magic products in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1987 by award-winning magician and entrepreneur Marvin Berglas, son of David Berglas, and is the world's largest magic company. The company is ...

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Thomas Hudson Star File at Grange Hill Online
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