Mark Thrippleton (born 13 July 1967) is an

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actor from

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. Thrippleton worked as a roofer and tiler before taking up acting in the 1980s. In 1984 he appeared in '' How We Used to Live'' — a British educational drama tracing the lives and fortunes of fictional

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shire families from Ewardian times. He also played a young

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in the film ''

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'' (1988), which told the story of the

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n composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Thrippleton is best known for playing the northern builder, Paul Priestly, in the popular

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'' EastEnders''. His character joined the show in 1989, but was one of many to be axed in 1990 following the introduction of the new executive-producer, Michael Ferguson. Thrippleton has since been seen in the successful ITV soap opera, ''

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'', playing the minor role of Simon Hanson in 1997.Mark Thrippleton: Simon Hanson Coronation Street profile
, ''Corrie.net''. URL last accessed on 2007-02-11.

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* English male soap opera actors Living people 1968 births {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub