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Reece Dinsdale

Reece Dinsdale was born 6th August 1959 in Normanton, Yorkshire. He played Joe McIntyre in Coronation Street from 26th May 2008 until his screen demise in February 2010. Prior to this role he had a long CV of television appearances since leaving the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and his debut in 1983 in an adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary followed immediately by a ten part serial based on the same writer's Partners in Crime short stories, playing office boy Albert in both series. He also played Jimmy Kemp in Threads (1984 movie about a nuclear attack). He was best known as Matthew Willows, John Thaw's son, in the comedy series Home to Roost which ran from 1985 to 1990 but counts Bergerac, Lovejoy and Life on Mars among his acting roles. Married to actress Zara Turner, he has two children, a daughter Elwy, and a son Luca and in his spare time is a great supporter of Huddersfield Town Football Club.

Reece reportedly joined Coronation Street having been a regular viewer and being impressed with Michelle Keegan's performance as his on screen daughter Tina McIntyre.

In 2022, following a successful debut as a director on Emmerdale, he was asked to do the same on Coronation Street and has so far contributed 8 episodes. It makes him only the second person to both act before the cameras and direct the programme after Noreen Kershaw though Debbie Howard has since joined their ranks.

Episodes directed by Reece Dinsdale[]

2022 (4 episodes)

2023 (4 episodes)

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