Alan Halsall has played Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street for a staggering 24 years.
The star made his Weatherfield debut in November 1998 as the delinquent son of Jackie Dobbs. At sixteen, he left his mother and her difficult ways behind and trained as an apprentice mechanic under Kevin Webster and 10 years later ended up buying half the business.
Over the years, Corrie fans have seen the character embroiled in some dramatic and heart-rending story-lines. And while he is most well known for playing Tyrone, one of Alan’s early roles was playing Ollie for five episodes in Children’s Ward between 1997 and 1998. The 39-year-old also had roles in Queer as Folk, Heartbeat and The Cops.
