Greg Wood (actor)
Introduction '''Greg Milburn''' (born 21 August 1979), better known as "'''Greg Wood'''", is a British actor from Manchester, England, known for playing characters in Channel 4 soaps like Trevor Royle in ''Hollyoaks'' and Terry Gibson in ''Brookside''. He also played Rick Neelan in ITV soap ''Coronation Street''. He is the brother of fellow actor Matt Milburn, who has also starred in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.
Career Wood usually plays villainous or threatening characters. His first acting role was in ''Hollyoaks'', playing one of the bullies in the groundbreaking portrayal of Luke Morgan's rape and would then go on to play what is possibly his best-known role in ''Brookside'' (as Greg Milburn) playing drug dealer Terry Gibson. Wood later reprised the role for the spin-off DVD ''Unfinished Business'' and was one of four nominated for Soap Villain of the Year.Since leaving ''Brookside'', he has appeared in ''The Courtroom'', ''Casualty 1907'' and has appeared twice in ''Emmerdale''.Wood is the brother of Matt Milburn who played Joe Spencer in ''Hollyoaks'', and footballer Tommy Orpington in ''Coronation Street. ''In 2009, Wood joined ''Coronation Street'' in which he played a loan shark, Rick Neelan. On 14 April 2010, ''Coronation Street'' was cleared by Ofcom for broadcasting a scene where Greg's character Rick Neelan pushed a burning newspaper through someone's letterbox. 31 people complained about the scene, claiming that the show had incited and encouraged crime. However, Ofcom ruled that it was "not likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or lead to disorder".In 2013, Wood rejoined ''Hollyoaks'' to play the villainous character Trevor Royle, a pivotal player in the exit of long running character Jacqui McQueen.
Filmography  Year Show Role Notes 2000 ''Hollyoaks: Breaking Boundaries'' Kenneth "Kenny" Boyd Recurring (as Greg Milburn) 2002 ''Hollyoaks'' Jury Member Extra (as Greg Milburn) 2002–2003 ''Brookside'' Terry Gibson Series regular (as Greg Milburn) 2003 ''Brookside: Unfinished Business'' Terry Gibson Spin off DVD (as Greg Milburn) ''Coronation Street''  Phil Crane 2 episodes (as Greg Milburn) 2004 ''The Courtroom'' Andrew Aston 1 episode: ''One in Six'' (as Greg Milburn) 2006 ''Emmerdale'' Nick Callow 1 episode (as Greg Milburn) 2008 ''Casualty 1907'' Docker 2 episodes (as Greg Milburn) 2009 ''Emmerdale'' Skin 2 episodes 2009–2010, 2012, 2019, 2022 ''Coronation Street'' Rick Neelan Recurring role, 48 episodes 2013–2016 ''Hollyoaks''Trevor Royle Regular role, 308 episodes  2013  ''Hollyoaks Later'' 1 episode 2018 ''Casualty'' Johnny Fargo 1 episode 2021 ''Brassic'' Barry MacDonagh 8 episodes
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