Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Rosina and William Fleeshman. His family was Jewish. and has also been an
associate director of the
Oldham Coliseum Theatre. In 1978 he married actress
Sue Jenkins, who played
Gloria Todd on
Coronation Street, 1985–1988, and
Jackie Corkhill in the
Channel 4 soap
Brookside, 1991–2001. They have three children all currently working in the acting profession:
Emily Fleeshman,
Richard Fleeshman and
Rosie Fleeshman. Fleeshman has appeared in and directed numerous plays around the UK and abroad, including
Arthur Miller's
The Price, for which he won best actor in a supporting role at the
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 2005. As a theatre director, he directed the European premiere of
Neil Simon's
Biloxi Blues, and the regional premiere of
My Night With Reg, which won best production at the
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Fleeshman's major television roles include
Boys from the Blackstuff,
Edge of Darkness,
Silent Witness, and
Trial & Retribution, comedy classics such as
Only Fools and Horses and
A Bit of a Do, as well as stints in
Coronation Street,
Brookside,
Doctors,
Emmerdale, and
EastEnders. He has also recorded frequently for
BBC Radio. Filmography includes
Pink Floyd – The Wall and
Unstoppable. From 2013 to 2015 he toured extensively with the
Royal National Theatre's
War Horse, which played to audiences at venues throughout the United Kingdom,
Dublin and South Africa. During 2016 Fleeshman portrayed the judge in
Channel 4's
National Treasure and played the leading role
Charlie Resnick in
Darkness, Darkness at the
Nottingham Playhouse. From 2016 to 2019, he directed the Christmas
pantomimes
Aladdin,
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and
Peter Pan (starring
Cannon and Ball and
Chico Slimani), performed at
Crewe Lyceum Theatre. In 2018 he was nominated by the
Manchester Theatre Awards as best supporting actor for his role as
Uncle Vanya. ==Credits==