Ian Puleston-Davies

Ian Puleston-Davies (born 1959 or 1960) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015.

Ian Puleston-Davies was born in 1959 or 1960 in Flint, north Wales.[citation needed ]

Puleston-Davies starred in the ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone and in Ghostboat (also for ITV) alongside David Jason. He also played the lead roles in Conviction and the BBC Three series Funland.[citation needed ]

He starred in long-running dramas such as EastEnders, Holby City, The Bill, Hollyoaks and Brookside. He has also made special appearances in Hustle, Life on Mars, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness, I'm Alan Partridge, and Cape Wrath.[citation needed ]

In 2007, he starred in the Channel 4 docudrama, Richard Is My Boyfriend.[citation needed ]

In 2008, Puleston-Davies was chosen to play the voiceover part of King Thistle in the children's animated television series Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom.

From September to October 2010, he played the role of Charlie Fisher in the sixth series of the BBC One drama, Waterloo Road.

In 2010, Puleston-Davies joined Coronation Street as cast regular, Owen Armstrong. He left the show in November 2014, and his on-screen character departed in April 2015.[citation needed ]

In 2005, he co-wrote the drama Dirty Filthy Love, based upon his own experiences dealing with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Dirty Filthy Love won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for "Best Single Drama".

In January 2022, Puleston-Davies starred in The Teacher alongside Sheridan Smith. In 2023, he played the role of Cary Grant's mentor, Bob Pender, in the TV miniseries Archie, about the life of the film star.

In 2014 Puleston-Davies was living in Edgworth, Lancashire with his partner, Sue, and their two children.

He is the cousin of former World Champion kickboxer, Russ Williams.

Puleston-Davies has spoken at length about his personal struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder, which had only been diagnosed in 1995, despite symptoms having been apparent since childhood.