Kelvin Fletcher

Fletcher attended Mayfield Primary School in Derker, Greater Manchester for his primary school education, and North Chadderton School, Chadderton for his secondary education. Fletcher is the oldest of three boys; his youngest brother, Brayden, is also an actor, appearing in Coronation Street in 2016. His half sister is actress and musician, Keeley Forsyth. At the age of six, Fletcher started attending drama classes at the Oldham Theatre Workshop and was first seen on television on a Saturday Disney report when he was starring as Charlie in Charlie Is My Darling, which he also performed in a special show at the London Palladium. ==Career==

Fletcher's television career began with appearances in In Suspicious Circumstances, Cracker, Heartbeat, and winning the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance, In 2021, Fletcher and his wife, Liz Marsland, bought a 120 acre plot of land in the village of Wincle near Macclesfield, Cheshire, with the plan to set up a farm. In 2023 the couple filmed a new series on the farm for ITV, Fletchers' Family Farm, which consisted of 8 hour long episodes as well as a special Fletchers' Family Farm at Christmas broadcast on 24 December 2023. == Motor racing career ==

Fletcher first ventured into motor racing after a visit to a motoring show with his father in January 2012. Fletcher signed a contract to drive a Chevrolet Cruze entered by the Power Maxed Racing team in the 2016 British Touring Car Championship in March that year. He missed the Knockhill Racing Circuit and the Rockingham Motor Speedway rounds because his wife was due to give birth to their first child. Dave Newsham drove his car instead. During the season, Fletcher competed in 24 races spread over eight rounds of three events. He scored no points and was 31st in the final drivers' championship standings. For the 2017 season, Fletcher moved to the British GT Championship and shared a Nissan 370Z Nismo with fellow driver Tim Eakin for the UltraTek Racing RJN in the GT4 category. He was mentored by FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans class victor Martin Plowman during his rookie season. After three years of running in GT4 with Plowman, they would move up to the GT3 class in a Bentley Continental. ==Personal life==

Fletcher married fellow actor Elizabeth Marsland, whom he had known since the age of eight, in a secret ceremony on 28 November 2015. They have four children: a daughter and three sons, two of whom are twins. Fletcher is also a fan of rugby league; growing up, he was a fan of Paul Sculthorpe and Kevin Sinfield as they were both from Oldham, and he makes occasional appearances at testimonial matches of famous players. ==Filmography==

Film Television ==Racing results==

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) Complete Porsche Supercup results † As Fletcher was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded all races) Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) • Season still in progress.--> ==References==