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Kenneth "Ken" Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of Coronation Street ' s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anniversary onscreen.
William Patrick Roache OBE (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor, best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.Roache is the longest-serving cast member in Coronation Street, having appeared in the show continuously since its first broadcast on 9 December 1960.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. Coronation Street is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Present characters Regular characters Character Current actor Character duration ...
Roache, 92, has made a total of 4,773 appearances as Ken, which is 320 episodes ahead of Worth, who has appeared as Gail a total of 4,453 times since she first appeared on the show in July 1974.
The Ken Barlow star has appeared in the soap since it first began in 1960. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail ...
As of 2025, William Roache holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving actor in a television soap opera, having played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street since 1960. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ a ] Patricia Greene holds a similar record as the longest-serving actor in a radio soap opera, having joined the cast of The Archers as character Jill Archer ...
Coronation Street confirms full details of Ken Barlow's emotional story, as the longstanding character struggles after experiencing a fall at home.
On 14 September 2016, it was announced that Mallard had been cast in Coronation Street as Ken Barlow's (William Roache) youngest son Daniel Osbourne, being the third actor to play the role after Lewis Harney and Dominic Holmes, respectively.