Michael Starke (born 13 November 1957) is a British actor, best known
for his role as Thomas 'Sinbad' Sweeney, which he played for sixteen
years, in the soap opera Brookside (initially credited as Mickey
Starke).After his departure from Brookside, in October 2000, he
appeared in a Christmas 2000 episode of the BBC drama Casualty. In the
episode, "A Turn of the Scrooge", broadcast on 16 December 2000, he
played the part of Barry Dawson, a loner who is befriended by a
widower neighbour (played by Kenneth Colley), following a rooftop
accident with Christmas decorations.Starke later appeared in the ITV
drama The Royal as Kenneth Hopkirk, as policeman Arthur in the film
The 51st State and as himself on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. He is a
patron of Zöe's Place Baby Hospice, a charity for sick babies and
young children.He appeared in the pantomime Cinderella in Southport
over Christmas 2005, alongside Stuart Wade from Emmerdale, and in
Aladdin during Christmas 2006, along with comedian Syd Little, in
York. He also appeared in the play No Holds Bard, alongside Andrew
Schofield.
for his role as Thomas 'Sinbad' Sweeney, which he played for sixteen
years, in the soap opera Brookside (initially credited as Mickey
Starke).After his departure from Brookside, in October 2000, he
appeared in a Christmas 2000 episode of the BBC drama Casualty. In the
episode, "A Turn of the Scrooge", broadcast on 16 December 2000, he
played the part of Barry Dawson, a loner who is befriended by a
widower neighbour (played by Kenneth Colley), following a rooftop
accident with Christmas decorations.Starke later appeared in the ITV
drama The Royal as Kenneth Hopkirk, as policeman Arthur in the film
The 51st State and as himself on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. He is a
patron of Zöe's Place Baby Hospice, a charity for sick babies and
young children.He appeared in the pantomime Cinderella in Southport
over Christmas 2005, alongside Stuart Wade from Emmerdale, and in
Aladdin during Christmas 2006, along with comedian Syd Little, in
York. He also appeared in the play No Holds Bard, alongside Andrew
Schofield.
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