Michael Starke

Michael remains universally known and loved for creating the role of Thomas ‘Sinbad’ Sweeney in Channel 4’s Brookside, a loveable rogue role he was to play for sixteen years. Michael’s countless further TV appearances include The Royal (ITV); Coronation Street (ITV); Stig of the Dump (BBC); Casualty (BBC); Benidorm (BBC); Holby City (BBC); The Virtues (Channel 4); Moving On (BBC); Tin Star (Sky Atlantic); The Responder (BBC).

Michael has also become well known as a leading actor in musical and plays, both in the West End and in theatres across the country. His theatre credits include White Christmas (National Tour) Waitress (National Tour) Sister Act (National Tour); Hairspray (National Tour); The Rocky Horror Show (National Tour); Bouncers (Liverpool’s Royal Court); The Play What I Wrote (Wyndham’s Theatre and Liverpool Playhouse); Hamlet (Liverpool Everyman Theatre).

Michael’s films credits include: The 51st State (Focus Films); Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit (Paramount Pictures); No Surrender (Channel 4 Films); Stephen (Hurricane Films)