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| birth_place = [[Toxteth]], [[Liverpool]], England
| birth_place = [[Toxteth]], [[Liverpool]], England
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'''Louis Emerick Grant''' (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor.
'''Louis Emerick Grant''' (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor, known for his role as [[Mick Johnson]] in the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'', as well as his appearances in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.


==Biography==
==Life and career==
He was born in the [[Toxteth]] area of [[Liverpool]] to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of [[Mick Johnson]] in the soap opera ''[[Brookside]]''. He also played PC Walsh in 55 episodes of ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1988, 1989, and 2004–2010). More recently, Emerick has also had roles in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[New Tricks]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Benidorm (TV series)|Benidorm]]'' ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'', [[Cold Feet]] and ''[[Coronation Street]]''. He has appeared in films such as ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''. He came third in the 2008 series of [[Celebrity Masterchef|''Celebrity Master Chef'']].
He was born in the [[Toxteth]] area of [[Liverpool]] to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of [[Mick Johnson]] in the soap opera ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]''. He also played PC Walsh in 55 episodes of ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1988, 1989, and 2004–2010). In 2003, Emerick was cast in four episodes of ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' as [[Mike Bateman]], the fireman husband of [[Tess Bateman]] ([[Suzanne Packer]]). Emerick and Packer had co-starred as a married couple on ''Brookside''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The INSIDER: Emergency landing for Brookie duo. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+INSIDER%3A+Emergency+landing+for+Brookie+duo.-a0103527821 |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=17 June 2003|via=[[The Free Library]]}}</ref> He has also had roles in ''[[New Tricks]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'', ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'', ''[[Cold Feet]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''. He has appeared in films such as ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]''. He came third in the 2008 series of [[Celebrity Masterchef|''Celebrity Master Chef'']].


In 2014, Emerick starred in an episode of the soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Doctors casts former Brookside actors in guest roles|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s16/doctors/news/a557168/doctors-casts-former-brookside-actors-in-guest-roles.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=([[Hearst Magazines UK]])|accessdate=12 March 2014|date=12 March 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, Emerick began playing the role of Horse in the touring production of [[The Full Monty (play)|''The Full Monty'']].<ref name="play">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190946-Casting-Announced-for-UK-Tour-of-Simon-Beaufoys-Play-Version-of-The-Full-Monty |title=Casting Announced for U.K. Tour of Simon Beaufoy's Play Version of The Full Monty |publisher=[[Playbill]] |work=playbill.com |date=9 May 2014 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223606/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190946-Casting-Announced-for-UK-Tour-of-Simon-Beaufoys-Play-Version-of-The-Full-Monty |archivedate=12 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> He has also starred in several other plays and pantos. 2016–present he stars in Dave TV comedy ''[[Zapped (TV series)|Zapped]]'' as Herman the mungo pub landlord. In 2018, Emerick had a brief recurring role as Mike in the long-running soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news
In 2014, Emerick starred in an episode of the soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Doctors casts former Brookside actors in guest roles|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s16/doctors/news/a557168/doctors-casts-former-brookside-actors-in-guest-roles.html|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=12 March 2014|date=12 March 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, Emerick began playing the role of Horse in the touring production of [[The Full Monty (play)|''The Full Monty'']].<ref name="play">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190946-Casting-Announced-for-UK-Tour-of-Simon-Beaufoys-Play-Version-of-The-Full-Monty |title=Casting Announced for U.K. Tour of Simon Beaufoy's Play Version of The Full Monty |publisher=[[Playbill]] |work=playbill.com |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=9 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223606/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190946-Casting-Announced-for-UK-Tour-of-Simon-Beaufoys-Play-Version-of-The-Full-Monty |archive-date=12 May 2014 }}</ref> He has also starred in several other plays and pantos. 2016–present he stars in Dave TV comedy ''[[Zapped (TV series)|Zapped]]'' as Herman the mungo pub landlord. In 2018, Emerick had a brief recurring role as Mike in the long-running soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref>{{cite news
| title=Coronation Street: Brookside star Louis Emerick to play new love interest for Liz McDonald
| title=Coronation Street: Brookside star Louis Emerick to play new love interest for Liz McDonald
| url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-01-27/coronation-street-brookside-star-louis-emerick-to-play-new-love-interest-for-liz-mcdonald/
| url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-01-27/coronation-street-brookside-star-louis-emerick-to-play-new-love-interest-for-liz-mcdonald/
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| access-date=8 April 2018
| access-date=8 April 2018
| website=Radio Times
| website=Radio Times
}}</ref> Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the [[BBC One|BBC]] soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' as [[List of Doctors characters (2020)#Gary Taile|Gary Taile]].<ref name="22ap">{{Cite episode|title=The Ol' Nudge Nudge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hk4j|series=Doctors|serieslink=Doctors (2000 TV series)|credits=Writers: Matthew Cooke and Vincent Lund; Director: Niall Fraser; Producer: Simon J Curtis|network=[[BBC]]|station=[[BBC One]]|airdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>
}}</ref> Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the [[BBC One|BBC]] soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' as [[List of Doctors characters (2020)#Gary Taile|Gary Taile]].<ref name="22ap">{{Cite episode|title=The Ol' Nudge Nudge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hk4j|series=Doctors|series-link=Doctors (2000 TV series)|credits=Writers: Matthew Cooke and Vincent Lund; Director: Niall Fraser; Producer: Simon J Curtis|network=[[BBC]]|station=[[BBC One]]|airdate=22 April 2020}}</ref>

In June 2023, Emerick was given a 26-week suspended prison sentence after careless driving and hitting two girls with his car, causing serious injury in October 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Brookside star Louis Emerick given suspended sentence over crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65977373 |access-date=22 June 2023 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=21 June 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role(s) !! Notes
|-
|1988 || ''[[The Fruit Machine (1988 film)|The Fruit Machine]]'' || Billy ||
|-
|2004 || ''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]'' || Trevor ||
|-
|2015 || ''Lapse of Honour'' || Bruce ||
|-
|2017 || ''Habit'' || Dave ||
|-
|2020 || ''Out of Time'' || Mr. Richardson ||
|-
|2022 || ''Saving Christmas Spirit'' || Coach Ferguson ||
|-
|2023 || ''[[Our Kid (film)|Our Kid]]'' || Tucker ||
|-
|TBA || ''[[Kung Fury 2]]'' || Vice President || Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role(s) !! Notes
|-
|1985 || ''[[The Practice (1985 TV series)|The Practice]]'' || Garage Attendant || 2 episodes
|-
|1986 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Van Man || Episode: #1.2645
|-
|1987–1988, 2004–2010 || ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' || PC Walsh || 55 episodes
|-
|1987 || ''[[Home to Roost]]'' || Policeman || Episode: "Crime Watch"
|-
|1988 || ''[[Floodtide (TV series)|Floodtide]]'' || Det. Sgt. Timms || 2 episodes
|-
|1988 || ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theatre]]'' || Listener's Assistant || Episode: "There Was an Old Woman"
|-
|1989 || ''[[The Play on One]]'' || Bill || Episode: "A View of Harry Clark"
|-
|1989–2001 || ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' || [[Mick Johnson]]|| 223 episodes
|-
|1989 || ''[[Children's Ward]]'' || Mick || Episode: #1.10
|-
|1989 || ''[[Screen One]]'' || Fitness || Episode: "Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage"
|-
|2001 || ''[[Cold Feet]]'' || Rick || Episode: #4.3
|-
|2002 || ''[[Merseybeat (TV series)|Merseybeat]]'' || Phil Brack || 3 episodes
|-
|2002 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Sgt. Frank Bristow || Episode: "Occupational Hazards"
|-
|2003 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Michael Denton || Episode: "Hair of the Dog"
|-
|2003 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || David Ackroyd || Episode: "A Smart Bomb"
|-
|2003–2006 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Mike Bateman || 13 episodes
|-
|2004 || ''[[Mile High]]'' || Jez || Episode: #2.5
|-
|2006 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Clive Williams || Episode: "A Different Kind of Love"
|-
|2007 || ''Liverpool Nativity'' || Magi || TV film
|-
|2008 || ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' || Peter O'Brien || Episode: "#3.11"
|-
|2008 || ''Stepdad'' || Arresting Officer || TV film
|-
|2008 || ''[[Trexx and Flipside]]'' || Guru Desmond || Episode: "Kings of Da Hood"
|-
|2009 || ''[[Blue Murder (British TV series)|Blue Murder]]'' || Harrison || Episode: "Private Sins: Part 2"
|-
|2010 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Keith Ryan || Episode: "Too Cold to Crash and Burn"
|-
|2011 || ''[[Justice (2011 TV series)|Justice]]'' || Patrick Dempsey || 3 episodes
|-
|2012 || ''[[Hollyoaks Later]]'' || Policeman || Episode: #5.3
|-
|2012 || ''[[Crime Stories (British TV series)|Crime Stories]]'' || Ray Carroll || Episode: #1.6
|-
|2013 || ''[[Silent Witness]]'' || Kenny Barber || 2 episodes
|-
|2014–2016 || ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'' || Norman the Doorman || 3 episodes
|-
|2014 || ''[[New Tricks]]'' || Neil Murphy || Episode: "Romans Ruined"
|-
|2014 || ''Educating Bitchfield'' || Craig || Episode: "School on Report"
|-
|2014 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Owen Abbot || Episode: "Finding Alfie"
|-
|2016–2018 || ''[[Zapped (TV series)|Zapped]]'' || Herman || All 15 episodes
|-
|2016 || ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]'' || Les || Episode: "Zero"
|-
|2017 || ''Pacino and Bert'' || Hi-Vis Man || TV film
|-
|2017 || ''[[Elf: The Musical#2017 productions|Elf: The Musical]]'' || Santa Claus || TV film
|-
|2017 || ''[[Eric, Ernie and Me]]'' || Dave || TV film
|-
|2017 || ''Walls and Bridges'' || Dougie || TV film
|-
|2018 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Mike Thornberry || 16 episodes
|-
|2020 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Gary Taile || Episode: "The Ol' Nudge Nudge"
|-
|2020 || ''Broke'' || Killa Clive || All 6 episodes
|-
|2020 || ''Run'' || Ron Walker || All 4 episodes
|-
|2020 || ''[[The Other One (2017 TV series)|The Other One]]'' || Pat || Episode: #1.4
|-
|2020 || ''Lockdown Lifeline'' || Robert || 3 episodes
|-
|2021 || ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' || Jack Kassin || Episode: "Recovery"
|-
|2021 || ''[[The Outlaws (2021 TV series)|The Outlaws]]'' || Marcus || Episode: #1.3
|-
|2023 || ''[[The Cleaner (British TV series)|The Cleaner]]'' || Vince || Episode: "The Statue"
|-
|2023
|''[[The Power of Parker]]''
|Vinnie
|Episode: #1.5 "White Goods"
|-
|2023
| ''[[ Brassic]]''
|Billy Baileaf
|Episode: #4 "Sweet 16"
|-
|2024
|''[[G'wed]]''
|Mr. Meacher
|2 episodes
|-
|2024
|''[[The Responder]]''
|Matty ||
|-
|2024 || ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' || Donny Clark ||
|}


==References==
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Louis Emerick
Born
Louis Emerick Grant[1]

(1960-06-10) 10 June 1960 (age 64)
Toxteth, Liverpool, England
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present

Louis Emerick Grant (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor, known for his role as Mick Johnson in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, as well as his appearances in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Life and career

[edit]

He was born in the Toxteth area of Liverpool to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of Mick Johnson in the soap opera Brookside. He also played PC Walsh in 55 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine (1988, 1989, and 2004–2010). In 2003, Emerick was cast in four episodes of Casualty as Mike Bateman, the fireman husband of Tess Bateman (Suzanne Packer). Emerick and Packer had co-starred as a married couple on Brookside.[2] He has also had roles in New Tricks, The Bill, Benidorm, Waterloo Road, Cold Feet and Coronation Street. He has appeared in films such as Layer Cake. He came third in the 2008 series of Celebrity Master Chef.

In 2014, Emerick starred in an episode of the soap opera Doctors.[3] In September 2014, Emerick began playing the role of Horse in the touring production of The Full Monty.[4] He has also starred in several other plays and pantos. 2016–present he stars in Dave TV comedy Zapped as Herman the mungo pub landlord. In 2018, Emerick had a brief recurring role as Mike in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street.[5] Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Gary Taile.[6]

In June 2023, Emerick was given a 26-week suspended prison sentence after careless driving and hitting two girls with his car, causing serious injury in October 2022.[7]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role(s) Notes
1988 The Fruit Machine Billy
2004 Layer Cake Trevor
2015 Lapse of Honour Bruce
2017 Habit Dave
2020 Out of Time Mr. Richardson
2022 Saving Christmas Spirit Coach Ferguson
2023 Our Kid Tucker
TBA Kung Fury 2 Vice President Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1985 The Practice Garage Attendant 2 episodes
1986 Coronation Street Van Man Episode: #1.2645
1987–1988, 2004–2010 Last of the Summer Wine PC Walsh 55 episodes
1987 Home to Roost Policeman Episode: "Crime Watch"
1988 Floodtide Det. Sgt. Timms 2 episodes
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theatre Listener's Assistant Episode: "There Was an Old Woman"
1989 The Play on One Bill Episode: "A View of Harry Clark"
1989–2001 Brookside Mick Johnson 223 episodes
1989 Children's Ward Mick Episode: #1.10
1989 Screen One Fitness Episode: "Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage"
2001 Cold Feet Rick Episode: #4.3
2002 Merseybeat Phil Brack 3 episodes
2002 Doctors Sgt. Frank Bristow Episode: "Occupational Hazards"
2003 Holby City Michael Denton Episode: "Hair of the Dog"
2003 The Bill David Ackroyd Episode: "A Smart Bomb"
2003–2006 Casualty Mike Bateman 13 episodes
2004 Mile High Jez Episode: #2.5
2006 Doctors Clive Williams Episode: "A Different Kind of Love"
2007 Liverpool Nativity Magi TV film
2008 Waterloo Road Peter O'Brien Episode: "#3.11"
2008 Stepdad Arresting Officer TV film
2008 Trexx and Flipside Guru Desmond Episode: "Kings of Da Hood"
2009 Blue Murder Harrison Episode: "Private Sins: Part 2"
2010 Holby City Keith Ryan Episode: "Too Cold to Crash and Burn"
2011 Justice Patrick Dempsey 3 episodes
2012 Hollyoaks Later Policeman Episode: #5.3
2012 Crime Stories Ray Carroll Episode: #1.6
2013 Silent Witness Kenny Barber 2 episodes
2014–2016 Benidorm Norman the Doorman 3 episodes
2014 New Tricks Neil Murphy Episode: "Romans Ruined"
2014 Educating Bitchfield Craig Episode: "School on Report"
2014 Doctors Owen Abbot Episode: "Finding Alfie"
2016–2018 Zapped Herman All 15 episodes
2016 Moving On Les Episode: "Zero"
2017 Pacino and Bert Hi-Vis Man TV film
2017 Elf: The Musical Santa Claus TV film
2017 Eric, Ernie and Me Dave TV film
2017 Walls and Bridges Dougie TV film
2018 Coronation Street Mike Thornberry 16 episodes
2020 Doctors Gary Taile Episode: "The Ol' Nudge Nudge"
2020 Broke Killa Clive All 6 episodes
2020 Run Ron Walker All 4 episodes
2020 The Other One Pat Episode: #1.4
2020 Lockdown Lifeline Robert 3 episodes
2021 Vera Jack Kassin Episode: "Recovery"
2021 The Outlaws Marcus Episode: #1.3
2023 The Cleaner Vince Episode: "The Statue"
2023 The Power of Parker Vinnie Episode: #1.5 "White Goods"
2023 Brassic Billy Baileaf Episode: #4 "Sweet 16"
2024 G'wed Mr. Meacher 2 episodes
2024 The Responder Matty
2024 Hollyoaks Donny Clark

References

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  1. ^ "Stars in a Lather Over Their Real Names! – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ "The INSIDER: Emergency landing for Brookie duo". Liverpool Echo. 17 June 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via The Free Library.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 March 2014). "Doctors casts former Brookside actors in guest roles". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Casting Announced for U.K. Tour of Simon Beaufoy's Play Version of The Full Monty". playbill.com. Playbill. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. ^ Brown, David (27 January 2018). "Coronation Street: Brookside star Louis Emerick to play new love interest for Liz McDonald". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ Writers: Matthew Cooke and Vincent Lund; Director: Niall Fraser; Producer: Simon J Curtis (22 April 2020). "The Ol' Nudge Nudge". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  7. ^ "Ex-Brookside star Louis Emerick given suspended sentence over crash". BBC News. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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