Brian Capron

Brian Capron is an English actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He first came to public attention through his role of the teacher Mr Stuart "Hoppy" Hopwood in Grange Hill from 1980 to 1983. He is best known for his role as serial killer Richard Hillman in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2001 to 2003. He had previously appeared in the series as the social worker Donald Worthington in 1981–1982, and 1986.