Who Played Richard Hillman In Coronation Street?

English actor Brian Capron, played serial killer Richard Hillman, in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, from 2001 to 2003.

Capron had previously appeared in the series as the social worker Donald Worthington in 1981–1982, 1986.

Capron first came to public attention through his role of the teacher, Mr Stuart “Hoppy” Hopwood in Grange Hill from 1980–1983.

In 1984, he appeared as Fred, one of a pair of confidence tricksters in the Minder episode Around the Corner. Also that year, he appeared in The Gentle Touch episode “Do It Yourself” as lead character Maggie Forbes’ gay hairdresser Toby.

He also acted in BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing Jerry McKenzie from 1993–1994. He played the guest role of Andrew Donelson in Taggart in the episode “A Fistful of Chips”, in 1999.

He was cast as George Godley in Jack the Ripper (1988), with Barry Foster as Inspector Frederick Abberline, and the two started filming in October 1987.

It was later decided to recast with Michael Caine as Abberline and Lewis Collins as Godley in order to attract larger audiences in the United States.