Tony Maudsley (born 30 January 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of hairdresser Kenneth Du Beke in the ITV sitcom Benidorm, and George Shuttleworth in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2020–present).
His other credits include Martin in the BBC One sitcom Eyes Down (2003–2004) and Graham in the ITV2 sitcom The Job Lot (2013–2014).
Maudsley made his panto debut in 2016 as Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. He returned to pantomime the year after, playing a completely different part – the Genie of the Lamp, in Aladdin, at the Swansea Grand Theatre. In 2019 he made another panto appearance as Kenneth the Cabin Boy in Peter Pan at the Liverpool Empire.
Career His film career started when he landed a role in, A Life for a Life, in 1998 where he played the part of Stefan Kiszko. He also played many small parts on television in between acting in films.
He played the character of Joshua in the BBC Radio 4 situation comedy Revolting People and also appeared in series 3, episodes 5 & 6 of the ITV series Doc Martin as a postman. From 2011 until 2018, when the series was cancelled, Maudsley appeared in the ITV award-winning comedy Benidorm, playing hairdresser Kenneth Du Beke. He also appeared in series 18, episode 14 of the award-winning ITV police drama Heartbeat.
Tony Maudsley appeared in two episodes of Sky Living's series The Spa as Stephen/Stephanie. He also appeared in ITV's Northern Lights as the character "Doddy", in 2006.
In 2016 he performed the role of Edna Turnblad in the touring season of Hairspray. In late 2017 he featured as "Kenneth the Hairdresser/Part-time slave" in Swansea Grand Theatre's production of Aladdin.
Filmography Television {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1991–1992 | rowspan="2"|Coronation Street | Rovers Drinker | Uncredited; 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|1995 | Bailey | Episode #1.3886
| The Biz | Roy | Unknown episodes |- | 1997 | Underworld | Gerald | Main role; 5 episodes |- | 1998 | A Life for a Life | Stefan Kiszko | Television film |- | rowspan="4"|2000 | The Wilsons | Richard | All 6 episodes |- | Queer as Folk | FaggotMan | 2 episodes
| City Central | Arnie/Reggie | Episode: "Nutcase" |- | Where the Heart Is | Mark Hall | Episode: "Legacy" |- | rowspan="4"|2001 | Gentlemen's Relish | Job Agency Manager | Television film |- | In a Land of Plenty | Simon Freeman | Main role; 6 episodes |- | Peak Practice | Ian Fair | Episode: "Suffer the Little Children" |- | Perfect Strangers | Peter | 3 episodes |- | 2001–2002 | Nice Guy Eddie | O'Malley | 4 episodes (Including pilot) |- | rowspan="3"|2001 | Merseybeat | Simon Lascarides | Episode: "Crying Out Loud" |- | My Beautiful Son | Frank | rowspan="2"|Television film |- | Doc Martin | Billy May |- | rowspan="3"|2002 | Rose and Maloney | David McVay | Episodes: "Pilot: Parts 1 & 2" |- | Foyle's War | Bill Ferris | Episode: "A Lesson in Murder" |- | Young Arthur | Aloysius | Television film |- | 2003 | My Uncle Silas | Pikey | Episode: "Shandy Lil" |- | 2003, 2014 | Holby City | Mike Handsley; Louis Herrara | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2003 | Murphy's Law | Danny | Episode: "Reunion" |- | Ready When You Are Mr. McGill | Ted | Television film |- | 2003–2004 | Eyes Down | Martin | All 15 episodes |- | 2004 | The Last Detective | Billy Muldoon | Episode: "Christine" |- | rowspan="2"|2005 | The Virgin Queen | Captain Morgan | Series 1: Episode 2 |- | The Ghost Squad | Brendan | Episode: "Firewall" |- | rowspan="4"|2006 | Northern Lights | Doddy | 2 episodes |- | The Street | Frannie Doran | Episode: "The Flasher" |- | Strictly Confidential | Dave | Series 1: Episode 4 |- | Masterpiece Mystery! | Mr. Berry | Episode: "The Sally Lockhart Mysteries: The Ruby in the Smoke" |- | rowspan="4"|2007 | Lilies | Sergeant Dodd | Episode: "The White Charger" |- | The Royal | Jimmy Beatie | 4 episodes |- | Wire in the Blood | Barry Davies | Episode: "The Colour of Amber" |- | Doc Martin | Dave the Postman | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2008 | Waking the Dead | Terry Ryan | Episodes: "Sins: Parts 1 & 2" |- | Inspector George Gently | Madsen | Episode: "The Burning Man" |- | A Place of Execution | DS Tommy Clough | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="5"|2009 | Law & Order: UK | Mike Turner | Episode: "Care" |- | Heartbeat | Lennie Phillips | Episode: "The Runaways" |- | The Bill | Eamonn Fuller | Episode: "Unforgiven" |- | Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas | Postman | BBC Christmas Special |- | The Day of the Triffids | Blind Police Officer | TV mini-series; 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Supt Crossfield | Episode: "Three Act Tragedy" |- | Mo | Peter Kilfoyle | Television film |- | Garrow's Law | Robert Stubbs | Series 2: Episode 1 |- | 2011 | Being Human | Graham (Obsidian) | Episode: "Type 4" |- | 2011–2018 | Benidorm | Kenneth Du Beke | Series regular; 52 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | Monroe | Mr. Fraser | Series 1: Episode 6 |- | Emmerdale | Mr Lawson | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | Sport Relief 2012 | Kenneth Du Beke | Benidorm meets Britain's Got Talent |- | Secrets and Words | JJ Roscoe | Episode: "Love Letters" |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | Blandings | Cyril Wellbeloved | 3 episodes |- | The Spa | Stephen/Stephanie | 2 episodes |- | 2013–2014 | The Job Lot | Graham | Main role; 12 episodes |- | 2013 | New Tricks | Simon Pennyman | Episode: "Cry Me a River" |- | 2014 | Edge of Heaven | Joe | Series 1: Episode 6 |- | 2015 | Ordinary Lies | Ralf Kavanagh | Series 1: Episode 3 |- | 2017 | The Royal Variety Performance 2017 | Kenneth Du Beke | TV special |- | 2019 | Summer of Rockets | Spearman | 3 episodes |- | 2020 | Dun Breedin''' | Jean | Series 1: Episode 7; voice only
| 2020–present | Coronation Street| George Shuttleworth | Series regular
Film Year Film Role Notes1999 Plunkett & Macleane Older Clergyman Sleepy Hollow Van Ripper 2000 The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz Taxi driver Honest Chopper Born Romantic Turnkey 2001 Redemption Road Disco Doorman 2002 Club Le Monde Mosh Revengers Trajedy Executioner The Intended William Jones 2003 Bright Young Things Race Steward 2004 Vanity Fair Joseph Sedley 2006 Irish Jam Tony McNulty shot largely in cornwall november 2004 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Grawp Motion capture only 2009 The Scouting Book for Boys Jim 2010 Back to Nature Neil Short film Final Call The Customer 2015 The Bad Education Movie Yo Ho Ho Barman 2022 The Naughty Boys Dad Pre-production
Guest appearancesThis Morning (1998, 2014)Strictly Confidential: Behind the Scenes (2006)Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: T4 Movie Special (2007)Loose Women (2011, 2013)Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2012)Keep It in the Family (2014)Lorraine (2017, 2020)Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday (2018)Granada Reports (2018)Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2018)Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (2019)Pointless Celebrities'' (2019)
Theatre credits
Pantomime roles
Year Title Role Location 2016–2017 Jack and the Beanstalk Dame Trott Theatre Royal, Nottingham 2017–2018 Aladdin Genie Swansea Grand Theatre, Swansea 2019–2020 Peter Pan Kenneth Liverpool Empire, Liverpool
Other theatre roles
Year Pickwick Fat Boy UK Tour 2016 Hairspray UK Tour Edna Turnblad UK Tour 2018–2019 Benidorm Live Kenneth Du Beke 250 shows
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