Background
Cotton was born Antony Dunn in Bury, Greater Manchester, the son of actress Enid Dunn.
Cotton was born Antony Dunn in Bury, Greater Manchester, the son of actress Enid Dunn.
He attended Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, and the Oldham Theatre Workshop.
He has an elder brother, Andrew. Cotton supports the Terrence Higgins Trust and is a patron of the LGF The Albert Kennedy Trust and the Queer Up North festival. In August 2009, it was reported in Digital Spy that Cotton is "openly gay".
In January 2012, football player Michael Ball was fined by the Football Association for a homophobic rant on Twitter about Cotton.
Television Cotton has appeared in several shows at the Oldham Coliseum, including The Fifteen Streets and The Hobbit at Manchester"s Palace and Opera House. He appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the Middlesbrough.
Awards and recognition.