Michelle Keegan (born 3 June 1987[1]) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2008–2014) and Georgie Lane in the BBC military drama Our Girl (2016–2020). Keegan has also starred as Tina Moore in the biopic Tina and Bobby (2017), Erin Croft in Sky Max comedy Brassic (2019–present), Kate Thorne in BBC period drama Ten Pound Poms (2023–present) and Maya Stern in Netflix thriller Fool Me Once (2024).[2]
Michelle Keegan | |
|---|---|
 Keegan at the 2018 BAFTA Nominations | |
| Born | 3 June 1987 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Full list |
Early life
editKeegan was born in Stockport to Michael Keegan and Jackie Turner. Her maternal grandmother was a Gibraltarian who married a British soldier stationed in Gibraltar, and she also has distant Italian ancestry from her seven-times great-grandfather who emigrated to Gibraltar from Genoa. She has Irish ancestry on her father's side.[3][4][5][6]
She attended St Patrick's RC High School in Eccles near Manchester,[7] Pendleton College in Salford and later the Manchester School of Acting.[8] She worked at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, and as a check-in agent at Manchester Airport.[9]
Career
editIn late 2007, in only her second audition, Keegan was offered the part of Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, and accepted the role, beating around 900 other people who auditioned.[9] She decided to leave the show after six years in 2013 and Tina was killed off, making her last appearance on 2 June 2014.[10][11][12] Throughout her time on the show, Keegan's character Tina featured in many high-profile storylines. The Guardian listed her as one of the 10 best Coronation Street characters of all time in 2010.[13] In 2008, the actress flew out to South Africa to film the straight-to-DVD film Coronation Street: Out of Africa, a Coronation Street spinoff, in which she appeared as Tina.
In June 2009, Keegan made her radio debut co-hosting the BBC Radio 1 programme The Official Chart.[9] She was featured on the cover of FHM magazine in January 2011 and placed at number 30 and number 26 in their 100 Sexiest Women poll for 2010 and 2011, respectively. She appeared on their cover again in March 2013 and was placed at number four in the 2013 poll, eventually winning in 2015.[14]
Keegan made a guest appearance as herself in the 2009 Easter special Red Dwarf: Back to Earth. In June 2014, she embarked on a European tour to perform as Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.[15][better source needed]
In 2015, she was cast as Tracy Shawcross in the BBC television drama series Ordinary Lies. In June 2015, it was announced that she would play the starring role of Georgie Lane in series 2 of the BBC drama series Our Girl, replacing Lacey Turner as Molly Dawes, which aired throughout September 2016;[16][17] a third series consisting of 12 episodes began airing in October 2017. She returned for her final series as Georgie in 2020. Also in 2016, Keegan landed a guest role on the ITV2 comedy series Plebs.[18][19] In June 2016, she began filming the ITV drama series Tina and Bobby, based on Tina Dean's and Bobby Moore's relationship in which she played Tina; it was a three part series which aired in January 2017.[20] In 2017, Michelle Keegan partnered with the clothing brand Lipsy with her own collection.[21]
Keegan portrayed the main character, Erin Croft, in Sky One's comedy-drama series, Brassic, which started in 2019.[22][23] On 22 February 2022, Keegan was a guest judge on the Snatch Game episode of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.[24] In May 2022, the BBC and STAN commissioned a new series starring Keegan, Ten Pound Poms, a drama about the British citizens who migrated to Australia after the Second World War, with filming commencing in Australia shortly after.[25]
Keegan starred as the main character, Maya Stern, in the 2024 eight-part television series Fool Me Once, adapted from the 2016 Harlan Coben novel of the same name by Danny Brocklehurst and made for Netflix by Quay Street Production.[26]
Personal life
editKeegan was in a relationship with The Wanted singer Max George from December 2010. The couple became engaged in June 2011, but ended their relationship the following year.[27][28] In September 2013, after a nine-month courtship, the actress announced her engagement to Mark Wright. They married on 24 May 2015.[29][30]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2014 | Coronation Street | Tina McIntyre | Regular role; 861 episodes |
| 2008 | Coronation Street: Out of Africa | Tina McIntyre | Direct-to-video film; cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Red Dwarf: Back to Earth | Herself | Part 3 |
| 2013 | Lemon La Vida Loca | Herself | Episode: "Keith's Birthday" |
| 2015 | Ordinary Lies | Tracy Shawcross | Main role |
| 2016 | Drunk History | Queen Elizabeth I | Episode 2.1 |
| 2016–2020 | Our Girl | Georgie Lane | Main role (series 2–4) |
| 2016 | Plebs | Ursula | Episode: "The Vestal" |
| 2016 | The Crystal Maze | Herself; contestant | Celebrity Stand Up to Cancer Special 2016 |
| 2017 | Tina and Bobby | Tina Moore | Lead role |
| 2017 | Drunk History | Mary, Queen of Scots | Episode 3.2 |
| 2017 | The Keith & Paddy Picture Show | Princess Leia | Episode: "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" |
| 2018 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Strangeways Here We Come | Demi | Film |
| 2019–present | Brassic | Erin Croft | Main role |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | Herself | Guest judge (Series 1)[31] |
| 2023–present | Ten Pound Poms | Kate Thorne | Main role [25] |
| 2024 | Fool Me Once | Maya Stern | Main role [32][33] |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Peter Pan | Tinkerbell | European tour |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ Draper, James; Lloyd, Peter (7 September 2016). "Who is Michelle Keegan? Our Girl's new star from Coronation Street to a very high profile marriage". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Michelle Keegan: Fan-Favourite Star Returns in New Netflix Series!". Now. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Who Do You Think You Are?. Michelle Keegan, Season 15, Episode 1. BBC, 6 June 2018
- ^ "Michelle Keegan: 'I'm from a long line of strong women!'". What' s on TV. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan: I can stand on my head for 5 minutes". Now. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Michelle Keegan". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Kathryn (5 March 2009). "Michelle modest over TV's sexiest soap star mantle". Salford Advertiser. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Coronation Street’s Michelle Keegan on fame, acting – and feeling broody Radio Times, 23 December 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Michelle Keegan plays Tina McIntyre". TVNZ. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Curtis, Beth (20 April 2013). "Michelle Keegan confirms 'Coronation Street' exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2014). "Coronation Street confirms Tina McIntyre murder suspects". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Michelle Keegan Departure". itv.com. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Clapp, Susannah (21 November 2010). "The 10 best Coronation Street characters". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Michelle Keegan – Soap Fox". FHM. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Mark Wright distances himself from Michelle Keegan's career". OK!. 26 June 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Bea (20 June 2015). "Michelle Keegan replacing Lacey Turner as lead in BBC One's Our Girl". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ McGrath, Rachel (21 June 2015). "Michelle Keegan Lands 'Our Girl' Drama Role, Taking Over From Lacey Turner". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Bagwell, Matt (13 October 2015). "Michelle Keegan Lands Comedy Role in ITV2 Show 'Plebs'". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Walker, Danny (10 March 2016). "Michelle Keegan to play 'a brazen virgin' in next TV role as Plebs announce return of series 3". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Kadrou, Hayley (22 December 2016). "Tina and Bobby start date revealed! All the details". OK!.
- ^ "Michelle Keegan's New Lipsy Collection Will Give You Serious New Year's Eve Goals". HuffPost. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "When is Brassic on TV? Who is in the cast and what is it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Brassic: Michelle Keegan and Joe Gilgun star in first-look trailer for 'edgy' new comedy". Sky News. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Here's everything we know so far about RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World". UK. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown lead the cast of new BBC drama, Ten Pound Poms" (Press release). BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Craig, David (20 February 2023). "Michelle Keegan leads Netflix's Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once". radiotimes.com. Radio Times. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Millar, Paul (10 July 2012). "Michelle Keegan explains ending Max George engagement". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Martinovic, Paul (21 July 2012). "Michelle Keegan, Max George 'split before nightclub allegations'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright get married in Bury St Edmunds". Newsbeat. BBC. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Tobin, Christian (22 July 2015). "Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's joyous wedding snaps shared by Mark's brother Josh". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Brocklehurst, Harrison (12 January 2022). "Here's everything we know so far about RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World". The Tab. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Netflix Adapting Harlan Coben's 'Fool Me Once' With Star Michelle Keegan". The Wrap. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Netflix's Fool Me Once Season 1 Will be Back in 2024". premieredate.news. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
