Charlie Condou
In 2007, Condou gained wider recognition when he took the role of sonographer Marcus Dent in the soap opera Coronation Street, which he remained until 2014.Condou's acting career began in the 1985 American television movie, The Key to Rebecca as Billy Vandam, the young son of the main character, William, played by Cliff Robertson.[4] He continued in his twenties, playing a variety of roles in series like Martin Chuzzlewit, Pie in the Sky, The Bill, Peak Practice, Urban Gothic, The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells and Midsomer Murders.[18] He lives in Islington with his husband and his children,[19] Georgia and Hal, who split their time between him and their mother, the actress Catherine Kanter.[18][20] In a number of interviews, Condou has revealed that the children were conceived through IVF treatment, following Kanter's fortieth birthday and relationship breakup.[25] In 2016, Condou wrote the introduction for Eric Rosswood's Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood: Firsthand Advice, Tips and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples.[35] In August 2014, Condou was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.