He may be a star of one of the biggest show's on telly but Jude Riordan still has to do the same thing as any other 11-year-old, and that's going to school. Fans best know the young actor for playing Sam Blakeman in Coronation Street.
20.06.2022 - 17:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has been a busy bre as not only has he recently returned to filming on the cobbles, but he's also just wrapped on another project. Fans best known the youngster for playing Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap.
The actor, who also stars in Brassic alongside former Corrie star Michelle Keegan, revealed on Sunday that he had just finished filming his first short film - and it was somewhat of a family affair.
Jude, 11, was able to work with his dad for the first time. Not long ago fans were surprised to discover that the soap star's dad was pretty famous for his work behind-the-scenes on many much-loved show. Paul Riordan has forged a successful career in show business as a television director.
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He broke through in a behind-the-scenes role in Hollyoaks before he went on to earn directing credits for popular soaps such as Emmerdale and Casualty. And the desire for working on and off screen continues as Jude's brother, Zach, recently made his own Weatherfield debut as he appeared opposite his brother in scenes aired on the ITV soap.
But back to Jude and his dad's latest project, the young actor looked proud as punch as he posed for a snap alongside Paul and former Casualty actor Michael Stevenson. "And that's a WRAP on my first short film Something Missing," the Corrie star shared with his thousands of Instagram followers.
"I can't wait to see this finished film! 4 long days to get it all in. Had the best time with the best team! First project w my Dad @paulrio27 and first project w @michaeltstevenson ... Would I do another YES." He went on to explain: "This is a story very
He may be a star of one of the biggest show's on telly but Jude Riordan still has to do the same thing as any other 11-year-old, and that's going to school. Fans best know the young actor for playing Sam Blakeman in Coronation Street.
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