Louis Emerick Grant (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor.
Biography
He was born in the
Toxteth area of
Liverpool to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of
Mick Johnson in the soap opera ''
Brookside''. He also played PC Walsh in 55 episodes of ''
Last of the Summer Wine'' (1988, 1989, and 2004–2010). In 2003, Emerick was cast in four episodes of ''
Casualty'' as
Mike Bateman, the fireman husband of
Tess Bateman (
Suzanne Packer). Emerick and Packer had co-starred as a married couple on ''Brookside''. He has also had roles in ''
New Tricks'', ''
The Bill'', ''
Benidorm
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'', ''
Waterloo Road'', ''
Cold Feet
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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.
Origi ...
''. He has appeared in films such as ''
Layer Cake''. He came third in the 2008 series of
''Celebrity Master Chef''.
In 2014, Emerick starred in an episode of the soap opera ''
Doctors
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
''. In September 2014, Emerick began playing the role of Horse in the touring production of
''The Full Monty''.
He has also starred in several other plays and pantos. 2016–present he stars in Dave TV comedy ''
Zapped'' as Herman the mungo pub landlord. In 2018, Emerick had a brief recurring role as Mike in the long-running soap opera ''
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.
Origi ...
''.
Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the
BBC soap opera ''
Doctors
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
'' as
Gary Taile.
Filmography
Film
2022// '' Saving Christmas Spirit'' // Coach Ferguson//
Television
References
External links
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Living people
English people of Liberian descent
English male soap opera actors
Black British male actors
Male actors from Liverpool
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
1960 births
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