Colson Smith Explained

Colson Smith
Birth Name:Colson John Smith
Birth Date:13 August 1998
Birth Place:Dorchester, Dorset, England
Occupation:Actor
Known For:Role of Craig Tinker in Coronation Street
Years Active:2011–present

Colson John Smith (born 13 August 1998) is an English actor who is best known for portraying the role of Craig Tinker on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He has also appeared as a contestant on the ITV reality series The Games (2022) and Celebrity Big Brother (2024).

Life and career

Smith was born on 13 August 1998 in Dorchester, Dorset, and later moved to Castleford, West Yorkshire, where he attended Castleford High School.[1] [2] [3] In 2009, Smith began attending acting classes run by Northern Film and Drama.[4] In 2011, he was cast as Craig Tinker in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, the son of Beth Tinker (Lisa George). His character's storylines have included a battle with OCD and becoming a police officer. For his role of Craig, he was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2015 Inside Soap Awards.[5] Outside of Coronation Street, Smith has appeared as Adam Concus in several short films, the first being Platform2C in 2011, followed by Hollows Wood and Jailhouse Dog in 2014.[6] [7] He also appeared as Jack in Reverie.[8] In 2020, Smith took up running to lose weight and released his own YouTube documentary Bored of Being the Fat Kid.[9] [10] [11] [12] He also appeared on the Sofa Cinema Club podcast alongside his Coronation Street co-stars Ben Price and Jack P. Shepherd.[13] In 2021, he appeared on a celebrity special of Sitting on a Fortune.[14] [15] In May 2022, he was a contestant on the sporting reality series The Games.[16] [17] [18] In March 2024, Smith entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the twenty-third series, and reached the final and came third [19] He is a supporter of Leeds United Football Club.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Platform 2C Adam ConcusShort film
2011–present Coronation Street Series regular
2012Reverie JackShort film
2014 Hollow WoodAdam ConcusShort film
2014Jailhouse DogAdam ConcusShort film
2021Sitting on a FortuneHimselfContestant
2022The GamesHimselfContestant
2024Celebrity Big BrotherHimselfFinalist; series 23

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colson Smith - Actor. Santa Radio. 8 May 2022. 8 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220508234245/https://www.santaradio.co.uk/mugshots/colson-smith-actor. live.
  2. Web site: Corrie's Colson Smith. BBC. 2 June 2021. 8 May 2022. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602163451/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wj19. live.
  3. Web site: Coronation Street: Craig reveals his love for Bethany - Colson Smith interview. 4 December 2017. Radio Times. 8 May 2022. 26 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226165511/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-craig-reveals-his-love-for-bethany-colson-smith-interview/. live.
  4. Web site: Colson Smith. Amigo Talent. 8 May 2022. 18 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618020409/https://www.amigotalent.co.uk/colson-smith/. live.
  5. Web site: Interview with Colson Smith. 31 July 2021. ITV. 8 May 2022. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101220850/https://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/articles/interview-with-colson-smith. live.
  6. Web site: Hollows Wood. Amazon. 8 May 2022. 8 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220508234245/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hollows-Wood-Billy-Conway/dp/B071DT7941. live.
  7. Web site: Jailhouse Dog. Amazon. 8 May 2022. 8 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220508234245/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jailhouse-Dog-Colson-Smith/dp/B01MS8W4JE. live.
  8. Web site: Coronation Street's Colson Smith: Five things you didn't know about Craig Tinker in real life including his Corrie flatmate. OK!. 15 February 2018. 8 May 2022. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305165627/https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/coronation-street-colson-smith-jack-14425582. live.
  9. Web site: Coronation Street star Colson Smith reveals Craig Tinker weight storyline was changed. 25 May 2021. Digital Spy. 8 May 2022. 24 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524211802/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a36519870/coronation-street-colson-smith-craig-tinker-weight-storyline-changed/. live.
  10. Web site: Corrie actor Colson Smith: 'I've been trolled over my weight for 10 years'. BBC News. 1 June 2021. 8 May 2022. 22 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022000526/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57234368. live.
  11. Web site: Coronation Street's Colson Smith to tell story of weight loss journey in his own words for ITV. Radio Times. 24 May 2021. 8 May 2022. 13 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613092407/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/coronation-street-colson-smith-weight-loss-documentary-newsupdate/. live.
  12. Web site: Corrie star taking control of his story after years of online trolling about his weight. 2 June 2021. RTÉ. 8 May 2022. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925103154/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/0602/1225523-corrie-star-taking-control-after-years-of-online-abuse/. live.
  13. Web site: Ben Price, Colson Smith and Jack P Shepherd. Apple Podcasts. 8 May 2022. 8 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220508234249/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ben-price-colson-smith-and-jack-p-shepherd/id1457721095?i=1000485900334. live.
  14. Web site: Sitting on a Fortune - Series 1, Episode 7. ITV. 8 May 2022. 7 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220507004807/https://www.itv.com/hub/sitting-on-a-fortune/2a7674a0008. live.
  15. Web site: Coronation Street's Colson Smith shed 10 stone in weight by making 'easy' change. Entertainment Daily. 19 December 2021. 8 May 2022. 19 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219192352/https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/coronation-streets-colson-smith-shed-10-stone-in-weight-by-making-easy-change/. live.
  16. Web site: ITV announces celebrity line-up for The Games. 21 March 2022. ITV Press Centre. 8 May 2022. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325135429/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-celebrity-line-games. live.
  17. Web site: Corrie's Colson Smith 'signs up to The Games' after ten stone weight loss. OK!. 26 January 2022. 8 May 2022. 2 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220202110213/https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/corries-colson-smith-signs-up-26054778. live.
  18. Web site: Strictly's Kevin Clifton and Coronation Street's Colson Smith join line-up for new ITV show The Games. OK!. 21 March 2022. 8 May 2022. 11 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220411004243/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a39487026/kevin-clifton-colson-smith-itv-the-games-line-up/. live.
  19. Web site: Who is Colson Smith? Celebrity Big Brother 2024 contestant .
  20. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?. Digital Spy. 14 July 2015. 8 May 2022. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219015332/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a658118/inside-soap-awards-2015-longlist-revealed-whos-in-line-for-best-actor-actress-and-newcomer/. live.