Wayne (Danny) Thornton
Wayne "Danny" Thornton is probably best known for his acting roles these days, but it was in his time as a professional rugby league footballer with Castleford (1986–90), when he first became used to public appearances. He also got his nickname "Danny" as a Tigers player. Danny went on to play for Doncaster and Bramley before retiring from the pro game, then went on to play for Cutsyke Raiders (±2002) having played his junior rugby at Oulton Raiders A.R.L.F.C. before signing professional forms for Castleford Film appearances include the following: Booze Cruise (2003), Dream's Ashes (2005 film), The Manchester Passion (2006) *, Please Hold (2007), Freight (2009), Rough & Ready (2011) *,[1] Artificio Conceal 2014, also made appearances in soaps including Coronation Street, Emmerdale and a number of other popular TV programmes, Fresh Meat, Hollyoaks.
References
- Mr Lawson "Rough and Ready", IMDB, August 7, 2011, accessed September 8, 2011.
External links
- Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
- Tetley's Yorkshire Cup Final 2002
- Sweet revenge for Cutsyke in cup game
- Film Rough and Ready 2011
- http://www.artificioconceal-movie.com/
- http://www.dreamsashes.com
- https://actors.mandy.com/uk/actor/profile/danny-thornton
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2230744/
- https://actors.mandy.com/uk/films/7599/freight
- https://actors.mandy.com/uk/actor/profile/danny-thornton
- https://actors.mandy.com/uk/tv-shows/1542/fresh-meat
- https://actors.mandy.com/uk/tv-shows/8/hollyoaks