Background
Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English and drama at the University of Manchester, where he decided to become an actor.
Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English and drama at the University of Manchester, where he decided to become an actor.
University of Manchester.
Bretherton appeared in "Rumpole of the Bailey" in "The Barrow Boy" as Hugo Shillingford in November 1988 and made a brief appearance as "Rod" in Coronation Street also in 1988. He then returned as "Robert Weston" in 1991, and again as "Ian Davenport" in 2004. Bretherton appeared in Casualty as Andrew Bower (Lisa "Duffy" Duffin"s husband), Football player"s Wives as Stefan Hauser, New Tricks as Doug Standeven.
He also appeared in an episode of The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, "The Problem of Thor Bridge" in 1990 as Mr.
Joyce Cummings Queen's Counsel He has appeared in Series 1 of Murder in Suburbia, as Phillip Whitmore. As a young man Bretherton was in an episode of Agatha Christie"s Marple: "At Bertram"s Hotel", playing the character Detective Inspector Campbell.
He is also active in theatre, performing as Henry Higgins in a nationally acclaimed production of Pygmalion at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, Flintshire. In 2013 he appeared in The Fifth Estate in the role of Bill Keller.
