{"id":617716,"date":"2025-12-07T10:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617716\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T10:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:21:22","slug":"young-northern-ireland-actors-land-dream-roles-in-coronation-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617716\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Northern Ireland actors land dream roles in Coronation Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What a show to be part of\u2014an amazing milestone.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/594872471_699821003195165_3829279809869249308_n.jpg\" alt=\"Aodhan Fleming and Coen Carter will appear on the world's longest running television soap opera \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Aodhan Fleming and Coen Carter will appear on the world&#8217;s longest running television soap opera <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">Two young actors from Northern Ireland have landed dream roles in the world&#8217;s longest running soap opera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">Aodhan Fleming, from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/lurgan\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Lurgan<\/a>, and Coen Carter, from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/lisburn\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisburn<\/a>, recently flew to Manchester to make their on-screen debut on the famous cobbled streets of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/coronation-street\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">The pair will make their on-screen debut this Monday, December 8 in a special hour-long episode.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/tv\/derry-girls-nicola-coughlan-actor-32997099\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32997099\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derry Girls Nicola Coughlan actor to star in National Theatre Live cinema shows<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/whats-on\/first-look-james-nesbitt-harlan-32978571\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32978571\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First look at James Nesbitt in Harlan Coben\u2019s twisty new Netflix mystery Run Away<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">The boys got the parts in September, before travelling to Manchester to film their scenes as a pair of brothers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">Aodhan, 13 is playing a younger version of Ben Driscoll, who is played by Portadown actor Aaron McCusker. Meanwhile eight-year-old Coen is playing Aodhan\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">This is not Aodhan\u2019s first role, having also been cast in \u2018How to get to heaven from Belfast\u2019 on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/netflix\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>, which is airing February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">Posting on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/social-media\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, Pamela Cassells School of Performance where Aodhan is a student congrautlated him saying: &#8220;We could not be more proud of PCSP student Aodhan Fleming, who will feature on Coronation Street on Monday, 8 December!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"belfastlive\">&#8220;What a fantastic achievement for a young actor from Lurgan to feature on one of the world\u2019s most iconic TV shows. 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