Here's where you've seen evil Nicolai before

Christopher Jaciow is the actor who's playing evil Nicolai, the human trafficker in Coronation Street. Chris is a Polish actor and cinematographer living in London. He is best known for Breeders (2020), Mission of Honor (2018) and Night Bus (2014).

Chris' journey with acting begun when his music teacher, Maria Daszkiewicz and Polish literature teacher, Anna Pisarska cast him as Little Prince in The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. He was 8 years old and won a regional competition. 
You can read a full interview with Chris at indieactivity     

See also: Where have you seen?
Polish Jan, Clayton's hostage negotiator, Lolly, Big Garth, Natalie from Nottingham, Olivia Radfield, Lewis Archer's funeral celebrant, Sean's homeless friend Carol, Jimmy Cripps and his lifestyle tips, Flora McArdle, Lulu Lockett, Nasty Niall, Tom Ridley, The Weatherfield Gazette's Cindy, Eva and Aidan's wedding celebrant, Corrie bus driver, Drew's mum, Corrie copper, Tiggsy, Nathan's mate, creepy Mike, D S MacKinnon, Gus the MA tutor, Shona Ramsey, Chloe, Nancy the Bistro waitress,Eileen's wedding venue, Aidan Connor's solicitor, Colonel Kebab, Faye's boyfriend Seb, Alex's dad Nigel, Lauren the bully,Sharif's lover Sonia, Corrie policewoman, Alistair the tile con man, Filming location for Tony Stewart's funeral, Billy's parisioner Lee, Liz's new fella, Corrie wedding fayre venue, Richie O'Driscoll, Anna's date Glen, Kevin's date Joanne, Rob Donovan's cell mate, Dab Andy, Cathy's sister Nessa, Caitlin Ryan, Dan's daughter Lucy, Steve and Michelle's wedding venue, Naila the Corrie journalist, Jackson Hodge's dad, Eileen's boyfriend Adrian, David and Callum's mediator, Callum's mum, Gail and Michael's wedding venue, Owen's ex-wife Linda,  Steve McDonald's counsellor, Beth's mum, Diane the sofa woman from Hale Barnes, Mark the motorcycle medic, Mrs Waddle, Michael Rodwell's Aunt Barbara, Peter Barlow's cellmate Clelland, Carla Connor's solicitor Pauline Mansell, Pat Phelan, The Corrie clairvoyant, Eric's wife Doris, Audrey's date Henry, Lewis' friend Patrick,The Corrie Registrar, Marcus' friend Aiden, Kirsty's parents, Jenny Sumner, Corrie's prison Governor, Sunita's Aunties, Ken and Deirdre's pottery teacher, Tommy Duckworth,  Mrs Hargreaves who died in Audrey's salon, Sally Webster's fella Jeff, Joy Fishwick's investigator, Charlotte's Parents, Ken Barlow's grandson James, Ken Barlow's son Lawrence, Dr Matt Carter, Saucy Charlotte, Izzy's dad Owen Armstrong,The Corrie coppers, Colin Fishwick, Trevor the binman, Connie Rathbone, Uncle Umed,Julie Carp's mum, Luke Strong, Sophie Webster's boyfriend, Eileen Grimshaw's dad, Norris' girlfriend, Graeme Proctor,Molly's Aunty Pam, Maria's mum and dad, Gail's dad, Scary Brian, Tina's dad, Tony Gordon's henchman, Little Simon Barlow

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Here's where you've seen Eileen's new man Jan before

If you thought that Eileen's new fella, Polish builder Jan, looked familiar, then you might be right. He's no stranger to the world of soap.

New Corrie character Jan Lozinksi is played by Piotr Baumann who has appeared in EastEnders as Konrad.  He's also appeared on TV in Fortitude, Surviving Christmas, Gameface, Treasures, You, Me and the Apocalypse, Casualty, The Spies of Warsaw, Shameless, The Street, A Touch of Frost and The Bill.  As well as his TV work he's done extensive work in theatre too.

I just hope he makes Eileen happy, but I doubt very much there'll be any chance of that. It seems he's going to be involved in the modern slavery story with Seb too.  Read more on that here.

See also: Where have you seen?
Clayton's hostage negotiator, Lolly, Big Garth, Natalie from Nottingham, Olivia Radfield, Lewis Archer's funeral celebrant, Sean's homeless friend Carol, Jimmy Cripps and his lifestyle tips, Flora McArdle, Lulu Lockett, Nasty Niall, Tom Ridley, The Weatherfield Gazette's Cindy, Eva and Aidan's wedding celebrant, Corrie bus driver, Drew's mum, Corrie copper, Tiggsy, Nathan's mate, creepy Mike, D S MacKinnon, Gus the MA tutor, Shona Ramsey, Chloe, Nancy the Bistro waitress,Eileen's wedding venue, Aidan Connor's solicitor, Colonel Kebab, Faye's boyfriend Seb, Alex's dad Nigel, Lauren the bully,Sharif's lover Sonia, Corrie policewoman, Alistair the tile con man, Filming location for Tony Stewart's funeral, Billy's parisioner Lee, Liz's new fella, Corrie wedding fayre venue, Richie O'Driscoll, Anna's date Glen, Kevin's date Joanne, Rob Donovan's cell mate, Dab Andy, Cathy's sister Nessa, Caitlin Ryan, Dan's daughter Lucy, Steve and Michelle's wedding venue, Naila the Corrie journalist, Jackson Hodge's dad, Eileen's boyfriend Adrian, David and Callum's mediator, Callum's mum, Gail and Michael's wedding venue, Owen's ex-wife Linda,  Steve McDonald's counsellor, Beth's mum, Diane the sofa woman from Hale Barnes, Mark the motorcycle medic, Mrs Waddle, Michael Rodwell's Aunt Barbara, Peter Barlow's cellmate Clelland, Carla Connor's solicitor Pauline Mansell, Pat Phelan, The Corrie clairvoyant, Eric's wife Doris, Audrey's date Henry, Lewis' friend Patrick,The Corrie Registrar, Marcus' friend Aiden, Kirsty's parents, Jenny Sumner, Corrie's prison Governor, Sunita's Aunties, Ken and Deirdre's pottery teacher, Tommy Duckworth,  Mrs Hargreaves who died in Audrey's salon, Sally Webster's fella Jeff, Joy Fishwick's investigator, Charlotte's Parents, Ken Barlow's grandson James, Ken Barlow's son Lawrence, Dr Matt Carter, Saucy Charlotte, Izzy's dad Owen Armstrong,The Corrie coppers, Colin Fishwick, Trevor the binman, Connie Rathbone, Uncle Umed,Julie Carp's mum, Luke Strong, Sophie Webster's boyfriend, Eileen Grimshaw's dad, Norris' girlfriend, Graeme Proctor,Molly's Aunty Pam, Maria's mum and dad, Gail's dad, Scary Brian, Tina's dad, Tony Gordon's henchman, Little Simon Barlow

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Here's where you've seen Corrie's hostage negotiator before

Liam McMahon is the actor playing the hostage negotiator in Coronation Street.  He's been interviewed in the Belly Telly about playing his role in Corrie.

He said: “My mother had it well predicted. She said to me a long time ago ‘you will never be famous until you are in Coronation Street’. She passed away three years ago and she would have been very proud of this. That's the whole reason I did it in the first place - I knew she was orchestrating it from somewhere.”

Liam has already had roles in The Fall and The Tudors and movies Snatch, Hunger and ‘71 under his belt.
  
He added: “I am in both episodes on Monday night. It’s great both I and Kerry Quinn (Vicky, Tyler's mum) from Belfast were on the same episode on Friday night.

“I got a call in December from my agent to say Coronation Street had come looking for me. It gave me a laugh because I had a good friend in school and we were both very heavily into drama. She and I swore that we were going to be Jim McDonald’s niece and nephew one day and that we were going to rock into Coronation Street. Ironically she went on to become a teacher in Manchester and never pursued acting - but it took me 20 years and at least I’m in it somewhere along the line.

“When I took the call, I looked in the air and said ‘what are you doing mother?’ I got the part and shot it in the end of January. I had a great time. I am delighted to have done it because it is an institution and to have been part of that is an incredible box to tick.”

Next up is a 12-part Netflix series called Warrior Nun, which he has been filming in Spain.

See also: Where have you seen?

Lolly, Big Garth, Natalie from Nottingham, Olivia Radfield, Lewis Archer's funeral celebrant, Sean's homeless friend Carol, Jimmy Cripps and his lifestyle tips, Flora McArdle, Lulu Lockett, Nasty Niall, Tom Ridley, The Weatherfield Gazette's Cindy, Eva and Aidan's wedding celebrant, Corrie bus driver, Drew's mum, Corrie copper, Tiggsy, Nathan's mate, creepy Mike, D S MacKinnon, Gus the MA tutor, Shona Ramsey, Chloe, Nancy the Bistro waitress,Eileen's wedding venue, Aidan Connor's solicitor, Colonel Kebab, Faye's boyfriend Seb, Alex's dad Nigel, Lauren the bully,Sharif's lover Sonia, Corrie policewoman, Alistair the tile con man, Filming location for Tony Stewart's funeral, Billy's parisioner Lee, Liz's new fella, Corrie wedding fayre venue, Richie O'Driscoll, Anna's date Glen, Kevin's date Joanne, Rob Donovan's cell mate, Dab Andy, Cathy's sister Nessa, Caitlin Ryan, Dan's daughter Lucy, Steve and Michelle's wedding venue, Naila the Corrie journalist, Jackson Hodge's dad, Eileen's boyfriend Adrian, David and Callum's mediator, Callum's mum, Gail and Michael's wedding venue, Owen's ex-wife Linda,  Steve McDonald's counsellor, Beth's mum, Diane the sofa woman from Hale Barnes, Mark the motorcycle medic, Mrs Waddle, Michael Rodwell's Aunt Barbara, Peter Barlow's cellmate Clelland, Carla Connor's solicitor Pauline Mansell, Pat Phelan, The Corrie clairvoyant, Eric's wife Doris, Audrey's date Henry, Lewis' friend Patrick,The Corrie Registrar, Marcus' friend Aiden, Kirsty's parents, Jenny Sumner, Corrie's prison Governor, Sunita's Aunties, Ken and Deirdre's pottery teacher, Tommy Duckworth,  Mrs Hargreaves who died in Audrey's salon, Sally Webster's fella Jeff, Joy Fishwick's investigator, Charlotte's Parents, Ken Barlow's grandson James, Ken Barlow's son Lawrence, Dr Matt Carter, Saucy Charlotte, Izzy's dad Owen Armstrong,The Corrie coppers, Colin Fishwick, Trevor the binman, Connie Rathbone, Uncle Umed,Julie Carp's mum, Luke Strong, Sophie Webster's boyfriend, Eileen Grimshaw's dad, Norris' girlfriend, Graeme Proctor,Molly's Aunty Pam, Maria's mum and dad, Gail's dad, Scary Brian, Tina's dad, Tony Gordon's henchman, Little Simon Barlow

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Here's where you've seen Corrie's Lolly before

In tonight's Coronation Street, an old friend of Kate's called Lolly arrived. 

Lolly is played by actress Katherine Pearce who trained at The Royal Welsh College. 

Her TV credits include Girlfriends, Vera, Three Girls, Young Hyacinth and Our Girl. In theatre she's played in The Last Ballad of Lillian Billocca with Hull Truck Theatre Company, Low Level Panic, Husbands and Sons, Port, Early Doors, Secret Theatre, and Streetcar Named Desire.  She's also been in films including My Cousin Rachel, England is Mine and The Last Photograph.

Katherine is on Twitter: @KatAPearce

See also: Where have you seen?

Big Garth, Natalie from Nottingham, Olivia Radfield, Lewis Archer's funeral celebrant, Sean's homeless friend Carol, Jimmy Cripps and his lifestyle tips, Flora McArdle, Lulu Lockett, Nasty Niall, Tom Ridley, The Weatherfield Gazette's Cindy, Eva and Aidan's wedding celebrant, Corrie bus driver, Drew's mum, Corrie copper, Tiggsy, Nathan's mate, creepy Mike, D S MacKinnon, Gus the MA tutor, Shona Ramsey, Chloe, Nancy the Bistro waitress,Eileen's wedding venue, Aidan Connor's solicitor, Colonel Kebab, Faye's boyfriend Seb, Alex's dad Nigel, Lauren the bully,Sharif's lover Sonia, Corrie policewoman, Alistair the tile con man, Filming location for Tony Stewart's funeral, Billy's parisioner Lee, Liz's new fella, Corrie wedding fayre venue, Richie O'Driscoll, Anna's date Glen, Kevin's date Joanne, Rob Donovan's cell mate, Dab Andy, Cathy's sister Nessa, Caitlin Ryan, Dan's daughter Lucy, Steve and Michelle's wedding venue, Naila the Corrie journalist, Jackson Hodge's dad, Eileen's boyfriend Adrian, David and Callum's mediator, Callum's mum, Gail and Michael's wedding venue, Owen's ex-wife Linda,  Steve McDonald's counsellor, Beth's mum, Diane the sofa woman from Hale Barnes, Mark the motorcycle medic, Mrs Waddle, Michael Rodwell's Aunt Barbara, Peter Barlow's cellmate Clelland, Carla Connor's solicitor Pauline Mansell, Pat Phelan, The Corrie clairvoyant, Eric's wife Doris, Audrey's date Henry, Lewis' friend Patrick,The Corrie Registrar, Marcus' friend Aiden, Kirsty's parents, Jenny Sumner, Corrie's prison Governor, Sunita's Aunties, Ken and Deirdre's pottery teacher, Tommy Duckworth,  Mrs Hargreaves who died in Audrey's salon, Sally Webster's fella Jeff, Joy Fishwick's investigator, Charlotte's Parents, Ken Barlow's grandson James, Ken Barlow's son Lawrence, Dr Matt Carter, Saucy Charlotte, Izzy's dad Owen Armstrong,The Corrie coppers, Colin Fishwick, Trevor the binman, Connie Rathbone, Uncle Umed,Julie Carp's mum, Luke Strong, Sophie Webster's boyfriend, Eileen Grimshaw's dad, Norris' girlfriend, Graeme Proctor,Molly's Aunty Pam, Maria's mum and dad, Gail's dad, Scary Brian, Tina's dad, Tony Gordon's henchman, Little Simon Barlow

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