Antony Cotton singing When You Say Nothing At All Taken from the album 'Soapstar Superstar' (2007) Original version by Keith Whitley in 1988 Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn; 5 August 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk. Cotton was born Antony Dunn in Bury, Greater Manchester, the son of actress Enid Dunn. He attended Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, and the Oldham Theatre Workshop. He has an elder brother, Andrew. Cotton supports the Terrence Higgins Trust and is a patron of the LGF The Albert Kennedy Trust and the Queer Up North festival. In August 2009, it was reported in Digital Spy that Cotton is "openly gay" and in March 2010 the Daily Mirror reported that Cotton had exchanged rings with his partner, Peter Eccleston In January 2012, footballer Michael Ball was fined by the Football Association for a homophobic rant on Twitter about Cotton. Cotton ! currently plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in Coronation Street.[7Cotton played "Alexander" in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He has also appeared in episodes of Absolutely Fabulous as "Damon". On 13 January 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. He donated his winning money, £200000, to the Elton John Aids Foundation. In July 2007, it was announced that Cotton would be fronting his own teatime chat show on ITV. The show, That Antony Cotton Show, was filmed
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