Funny and charming presenter and actor perhaps best known for his role in long-running Granada soap opera, Coronation Street.

Bradley Walsh is an British television presenter and actor perhaps best known for his role in long-running Granada soap opera, Coronation Street.

In the early 1980s, Bradley played professional football for Brentford F.C, although he failed to make the first team. An injury finished his career in the game.

He first came to public attention in 1994, as a presenter of the National Lottery. In 1997 he went on to host the British version of Wheel of Fortune. In 1998 he presented another ITV1 game show, Win, Lose or Draw before turning his attention to acting.

Bradley starred in the 2001 film, Mike Bassett: England Manager and was in the cast of short lived British soap opera, Night and Day in 2002.

In 2004, Bradley began playing the role of factory boss, Danny Baldwin, in the Granada TV soap opera, Coronation Street. He won the 'Best Dramatic Performance' award at the British Soap Awards in May 2006 for his role and at his own request, was written out of the soap at the end of the year.

In September 2006, Bradley hosted the 50 Greatest Stars polls and appeared in the three part television drama, Torn. He hosted No.1 Soap Fan in 2007 for ITV. In August 2008 he appeared in the reality talent show television series, Maestro on BBC Two.

Bradley joined the Doctor Who universe by playing three roles in the 2008 Sarah Jane Adventures story, The Day of the Clown. He played a sinister clown called Odd Bob, a mysterious European sounding ringmaster named Elijah Spellman, and the infamous Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Along with his son Barney, he is also featured in one edition of a factual TV series for Five, Dangerous Adventures For Boys, based on the best-selling book.

In Summer 2009, Bradley hosted a pilot game show for ITV called, The Chase, which is now in its third series.

Bradley played DS Ronnie Brooks in the British version of the American import Law and Order UK, and has filmed the fifth series to be aired in the summer of 2011.

He can currently been seen as the host on the ITV Saturday night gameshow Odd One In with Peter Andre and Jason Manford.