Born in Barnsley,
West Riding, Houghton trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in
Leeds. His first
West End production was
Children of Eden. Additional
London credits include
Cats,
Hot Mikado,
Martin Guerre,
Blood Brothers and
Spend Spend Spend, for which he was nominated for the
Laurence Olivier Award. He has toured the
UK in
Grease,
Miss Saigon and
Annie Get Your Gun. Houghton's
television credits include regular roles in ''
London's Burning, Bugs, Holby City and Bernard's Watch, a guest role in Doctors and an appearance on French National Television singing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera''. Houghton spent time in
Ireland playing several roles in a film workshop for new and established directors, including
Stephen Frears and
Jude Kelly. He is also patron of Footloose Stage School. In January 2011, it was revealed he would join the cast of
Coronation Street as a love interest for
Sally Webster. His first appearance on screen was in February 2011 and his last on 4 November 2011. ==Filmography==