Ian Puleston-Davies


Ian Puleston-Davies is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015.

Career

Puleston-Davies starred in the ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone and in Ghostboat alongside David Jason.
He starred in long-running dramas such as EastEnders, Holby City, The Bill, Hollyoaks and Brookside. He has also made special appearances in Hustle, Life on Mars, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness and I'm Alan Partridge.
In 2008, Puleston-Davies was chosen to play the voiceover part of King Thistle in the children's animated television series Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom.
From September to October 2010, he played the role of Charlie Fisher in the sixth series of the BBC One drama, Waterloo Road.
In 2010, Puleston-Davies joined Coronation Street as cast regular, Owen Armstrong. His departure from the show was announced in November 2014.
In 2005, he co-wrote the drama Dirty Filthy Love, based upon his own experiences dealing with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Dirty Filthy Love won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for "Best Single Drama".
In January 2022, Puleston-Davies starred in The Teacher alongside Sheridan Smith. In 2023, he played the role of Cary Grant's mentor, Bob Pender, in the TV miniseries Archie, about the life of the film star.
In 2023, Puleston-Davies made his feature-length directorial debut with Bolan's Shoes, which premiered at the Manchester Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film.

Personal life

In 2014, Puleston-Davies was living in Edgworth, Lancashire with his partner, Sue, and their two children.
He is the cousin of former World Champion kickboxer, Russ Williams.
Puleston-Davies has spoken at length about his personal struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder, which had only been diagnosed in 1995, despite symptoms having been apparent since childhood.

Filmography

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