Coronation Street actor Charles Dale has decided to take a break from acting after 20 years.
The actor played Dennis Stringer on the cobbles from 2000 to 2002, and the character befriended Les Battersby before having an affair with his wife Janice. His exit from the soap came after the character died in a road accident after a near-miss with a drunk driver which caused his vehicle to careen down a hill.
Since appearing in Corrie, Charles also starred in Casualty from 2007 until 2016, where he played hospital porter MacKenzie "Big Mac" Chalker. The actor has also appeared in several dramas including Belonging in BBC Wales from 1999 to 2009, as well as A Touch of Frost, The Bill, New Tricks and The Pembrokeshire Murders.
