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Mia O'Hare

Real life of Coronation Street killer Stephen Reid actor - unusual accent to Batman role

Coronation Street killer Stephen Reid has rocked the Cobbles since returning to the soap last year, with multiple murders now under his belt.

He has already taken the lives of Teddy and Leo Thompkins, and has set his sights on Carla Barlow.

There has also been a mysterious third death, which is believed there is nothing to suggest foul play for now.

Stephen's actor Todd Boyce has certainly had a wide ranging career since taking on the Corrie role.

The American star has worked on huge Hollywood movies and has an unusual accent thanks to travelling the world when he was younger.

So who is Todd Boyce?

Todd stars as murderer Stephen Reid in Coronation Street (ITV)

His unusual accent

Todd was born in Columbus, Ohio but was raised in upstate New York, Germany, Chicago and Brazil.

Having already travelled around in his youth, his family decided to move to Australia when he was 16.

He finished his schooling at Sydney Church of England Grammar School and started his soap career by joining The Restless Years.

Todd was accepted at university in Los Angeles but after spending a year on the Aussie soap, he chose to audition for The National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

He graduated from the school in 1983 and has since worked in film, television and theatre across the world.

Soap star

The actor joined the soap back in 1996 (ITV)
Todd has worked on many TV shows and Hollywood films (MCPIX/REX/Shutterstock)

The actor made his first appearance on Coronation Street back in 1996 as Audrey Roberts' illegitimate son Stephen Reid.

He starred in 47 episodes of the ITV soap up until 2007.

Todd then made his return to the Cobbles in June 2022 as the character.

He has also worked on many other TV series, including E4 comedy drama Beaver Falls, BBC drama Sherlock as Neilson, Hollyoaks as Herb Carter, Mr Selfridge as Mr Crenell and Netflix's The Crown.

Blockbuster films

Todd has starred in multiple Hollywood films including Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where he appeared as the TV reporter and The Delinquents where he starred opposite Kylie Minogue.

He has worked on Kick-Ass 2 as the chief of police, Everest as Frank Fischbeck, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as the announcer and Murder on the Orient Express as the judge.

The actor also starred in the latest Batman film as the fire marshall.

Voice acting

Todd has lent his voice to many video games over the years including 007 Legends, Star Wars: Battlefront, Battlefield 1 and Lego The Incredibles.

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