| Alan Halsall | |
| Birth Name: | Alan David Halsall |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Walkden, Greater Manchester, England |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Known For: | Role of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street (1998–) |
| Children: | 1 |
Alan David Halsall (born 11 August 1982) is an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, a role he has played since 1998.
Halsall was brought up in Walkden, Salford[1] [2] and attended Walkden High School.
Halsall has been in Coronation Street since November 1998, but had previously appeared in a variety of television shows including Children's Ward, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Queer As Folk (1999). He also appeared in the CITV four-part series Matt's Million.
Halsall won the 2013 National Television Awards Outstanding Serial Drama Performance award for his role on Coronation Street.
In November 2024, Halsall appeared as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[3]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Coronation Street | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | |
| The British Soap Awards | Best Actor | |||
| Best On-Screen Partnership (with Jennie McAlpine) |
Halsall was married to former Coronation Street and Wild at Heart actress, Lucy-Jo Hudson. They met on set and began dating in 2005.[4] They married on 13 June 2009 in Cheshire.[5] On 18 February 2013, via Twitter, the couple announced they were expecting their first child, a baby girl. On 8 September 2013, Hudson gave birth to their daughter, 9 days after her due date, named Sienna-Rae.[6] The couple announced they were splitting in March 2016, and they got back together after several weeks apart.[7] In May 2018, they announced that they were divorcing.[8]
On 10 November 2023, Coronation Street confirmed Halsall will take a short break from the show due to him needing an operation to repair a ligament in his knee.[9] He is a vegetarian.[10]