Years before their Coronation Street debut, a beloved cast member appeared in an Oscar-winning movie that starred the likes of Colin Firth and Judi Dench

A Coronation Street fan favourite looked rather different in a Hollywood movie from the 90s, as they admitted they “didn’t realise how big that movie was going to be”.

Daniel Brocklebank first set foot on the cobbles back in 2014 playing Billy Mayhew. Since then, he’s become a firm favourite and has had his fair share of big storylines - from murder to a heartbreaking drug addiction .

As well as his hard-hitting storylines, Billy has also had several love interests on the soap, including Todd Grimshaw ( Gareth Pierce ) and husband Paul Foreman (Peter Ash). However, Billy was left heartbroken last year following the death of husb

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