{"id":361951,"date":"2026-01-10T01:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361951\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T01:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:55:15","slug":"coronation-street-star-announces-new-career-move-after-cobbles-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361951\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star announces new career move after Cobbles exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former star of the ITV soap has told fans on Instagram about a new role\"Emrhys<\/p>\n

Emrhys Cooper is best known for Coronation Street(Image: )<\/p>\n

Former Coronation Street<\/a> actor Emrhys Cooper has secured a movie role following his departure from the long-running soap.<\/p>\n

The performer made waves on the ITV<\/a> programme portraying cult leader Rowan Cunliffe <\/a>throughout 2024, and is now set to appear in a movie titled Caught by Love alongside Hollywood names Rachel Leigh Cook and Luke MacFarlane.<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram to share the film’s poster, he announced to followers: “Come take a trip with us. So excited to share Caught by Love, coming soon to @hallmarkchannel. Dig this poster artwork featuring our two incredibly talented leads @therachelleighcook and @lukemacfarlane.”<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old didn’t share details about his character. But the official plot summary for Caught by Love reveals: “While on a journey of self-discovery, a resort guest gets swept into an undercover investigation for stolen jewels that turns into an unexpected and adventurous romance.”<\/p>\n

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Emrhys has announced a new film project(Image: Paul Archuleta\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

US actress Rachel rose to prominence during the 1990s through projects including The Baby-Sitters Club and She’s All That, whilst Luke gained recognition for his work on the television series Brothers and Sisters, reports the Daily Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Emrhys recently posted a photograph from Los Angeles on Instagram, captured on a hillside wearing shorts whilst gazing across the cityscape.<\/p>\n

His caption read: “Dream big. Hike higher. Thanks, LA.”<\/p>\n

\"Coronation<\/p>\n

Rowan Cunliffe caused trouble in Corrie(Image: Emrhys Cooper\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

The actor made his first appearance in Corrie at the beginning of 2024, portraying the head of the dubious organisation known as The Institute. His character, Rowan, wreaked havoc in Weatherfield, especially for Leanne Battersby (played by Jane Danson), whom he tried to coax into joining his cause.<\/p>\n

He attempted to swindle various residents, with Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) being one of his victims.<\/p>\n

However, Rowan’s deceit was eventually exposed, leading to charges of blackmail and fraud against him.<\/p>\n

The gripping storyline culminated in a court trial that had Coronation Street viewers on tenterhooks. Ultimately, Rowan was found guilty of his crimes, marking the end of Emrhys’ tenure on the soap and his departure from the cobbles.<\/p>\n

\"Coronation<\/p>\n

Rowan ended up being convicted of his crimes(Image: )<\/p>\n

Since his exit from the soap, Emrhys has taken on the role of Damien in the series Hollywood Heartthrob, and also featured in the Emmy-winning series The Bay. His other screen credits include Desperate Housewives, Person of Interest, and CSI: NY.<\/p>\n

For the latest showbiz, TV, movie and streaming news, go to the new Everything Gossip <\/a>website.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs on ITV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former star of the ITV soap has told fans on Instagram about a new role Emrhys Cooper…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2525,96,347,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-361951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-coronation-street","tag-entertainment","tag-itv","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}