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Ian Puleston-Davies is a Welsh actor and writer. He is best known for his role as King Thistle from Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom and builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015.
In November 2014, ITV announced that Puleston-Davies had quit his role as Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street, and his character departed from the show on 15 April 2015.
Born
Saturday, 06 September 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Archie | Pender | 2023 |
| DI Ray | Supt Ross Beardsmore | 2022 |
| The Teacher | Brian | 2022 |
| Four Lives | Karl Turner MP | 2022 |
| Anne | Prof. Phil Scratton / Professor Phil Scraton | 2022 |
| Viewpoint | Donald Vernon | 2021 |
| Coronation Street at Christmas | Owen Armstrong | 2019 |
| A Confession | Mick O'Callaghan | 2019 |
| Pennyworth | Arthur Pennyworth | 2019 |
| Hatton Garden | Ray Bilton | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Archie | Pender | 2023 |
| DI Ray | Supt Ross Beardsmore | 2022 |
| The Teacher | Brian | 2022 |
| Four Lives | Karl Turner MP | 2022 |
| Anne | Prof. Phil Scratton / Professor Phil Scraton | 2022 |
| Viewpoint | Donald Vernon | 2021 |
| Coronation Street at Christmas | Owen Armstrong | 2019 |
| A Confession | Mick O'Callaghan | 2019 |
| Pennyworth | Arthur Pennyworth | 2019 |
| Hatton Garden | Ray Bilton | 2019 |
| Winterlong | Paul Castle | 2019 |
| The Bay | Terry McGregor | 2019 |
| Tin Star | Frank Jackson | 2017 |
| Maigret's Dead Man | Inspector Colombani | 2016 |
| National Treasure | Leo | 2016 |
| Agatha Raisin | Brian Jankers | 2016 |
| Reg | 2016 | |
| Marcella | Peter Cullen | 2016 |
| Maigret | Inspector Colombani | 2016 |
| The A Word | Doug | 2016 |
| Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Lagrathorn | 2016 |
| Pombo Loves You | Griff | 2015 |
| Coronation Street: A Moving Story | Self | 2014 |
| Father Brown | Pat Lochlin | 2013 |
| The Caravan Trilogy | The Man | 2013 |
| Vera | Sean Dewley | 2011 |
| Poor Wee Me | Man of Cloth | 2010 |
| Desperate Romantics | Mr Siddal | 2009 |
| Moving On | Peter | 2009 |
| Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom | King Thistle / Mr. Big / Mr Big / King Thistle, Mr Big | 2009 |
| Awaydays | Uncle Bob | 2009 |
| Clash of the Santas | Beryl | 2008 |
| Tess of the D'Urbervilles | John Durbeyfield | 2008 |
| Midnight Man | Jimmy Kerrigan | 2008 |
| The Color of Magic | Wizard Leader | 2008 |
| Being Human | Chief Constable Wilson | 2008 |
| Sold | Terry | 2007 |
| The Whistleblowers | Lance Rix | 2007 |
| Meadowlands | Paulson | 2007 |
| City Lights | Pete | 2007 |
| The Street | Alan | 2006 |
| Ghostboat | Travis | 2006 |
| Waterloo Road | Charlie Fisher | 2006 |
| Inspector Lewis | Frank Guitteau | 2006 |
| Life on Mars | Toolbox Terry | 2006 |
| Funland | Shirley Woolf | 2005 |
| Vincent | John | 2005 |
| Revolver | Eddie A | 2005 |
| Conviction | Joe Payne | 2004 |
| Hustle | DCI Matthew York | 2004 |
| Wall of Silence | DI Matthews | 2004 |
| The Virgin of Liverpool | Cecil | 2003 |
| Foyle's War | Eric Cooper | 2002 |
| Rockface | Billy Deansgate | 2002 |
| Room to Rent | Linda's Husband | 2001 |
| Strange Relations | Derek | 2001 |
| The Last Minute | Bitchy Trendsetter 1 | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | Harold Bloom | 2000 |
| Dr Willoughby | Steve Lipton | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| Always and Everyone | Ian Boyd | 1999 |
| Holby City | Sam Dennish | 1999 |
| The Vice | George Randolph | 1999 |
| Tube Tales | Typewriter Man (segment "Rosebud") / Typewriter Man (Rosebud) | 1999 |
| Liverpool 1 | Connor | 1998 |
| I'm Alan Partridge | Phil Wiley | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Terry Stock | 1997 |
| Satellite City | Don Blackmore | 1996 |
| Harpur and Iles | Rick the Intelligent | 1996 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Paul Pitman | 1996 |
| Silent Witness | DSU Ronnie Boyle / DI Philip Mays | 1996 |
| The Politician's Wife | Youth Programme Host | 1995 |
| Forever Green | Reporter | 1989 |
| Business as Usual | Young Workman | 1987 |
| Boon | Ben Wilde | 1986 |
| The Brief | Alan Best / Mick Glover / Frank Talbot | 1984 |
| The Third Part Of Henry The Sixth | Second Company | 1983 |
| Grange Hill | Don | 1978 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Bolan's Shoes | 2023 |
| Moving On | 2009 |
