Jonathan Wrather

{{Infobox person

| name = Jonathan Paul Wrather

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|03|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active= 1993–present

| television = Coronation Street (2002–2003)
Emmerdale (2016–2017, 2020)

| education = {{Plainlist|

}}

Jonathan Wrather (born 16 March 1969) is an English actor. He is known for his soap opera roles in Coronation Street as Joe Carter from 2002 until 2003, and in Emmerdale as Pierce Harris from 2016 until 2017, making a guest appearance in 2020.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/news/a779427/coronation-street-actor-jonathan-wrather-joins-emmerdale-as-pierce-harris/|title=Coronation Street actor Jonathan Wrather joins Emmerdale as Pierce Harris|last=Warner|first=Sam|date=10 January 2016|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=10 January 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-11/emmerdale-jonathan-wrather-debuts-as-pierce-harris---just-as-screen-wife-tess-is-killed-off|title=Emmerdale: Jonathan Wrather debuts as Pierce Harris - just as screen wife Tess is killed off!|last=Brown|first=David|date=11 February 2016|work=Radio Times|accessdate=11 February 2016}}

Career

Wrather has made guest appearances in several television series, including Cracker, Clocking Off, Bob And Rose, Fat Friends, The Fugitives, Bones, Waterloo Road, Silent Witness, Jo, and Casualty.

From 2002 to 2003, he was a series regular in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portraying the role of Joe Carter for 107 episodes.{{cite news|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/carter_joe.html|title=Joe Carter Character Profile|publisher=Corrie.Net|accessdate =4 October 2010}} In 2016, it was confirmed that Wrather would portray the role of Pierce Harris in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. His character was introduced as the husband of Tess Harris (Nicola Stephenson). Wrather reprised his role as Pierce in January 2020.{{cite news|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Emmerdale brings back Pierce Harris in shock Graham Foster twist|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a30642992/emmerdale-pierce-harris-graham-foster-return/|access-date=23 January 2020|work=Digital Spy|date=23 January 2020}}

Filmography

class="wikitable unsortable" \|+ Selected filmography ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2009 \| Bones \| Emerson \| Guest appearance
2016–2017, 2020 \| Emmerdale \| Pierce Harris \| Series regular
1999 \| rowspan="3" \| Casualty \| Mr Scott \| rowspan="3" \| Guest appearances
2009 \| DS Bond
2015 \| Alex Harries
2002–2003 \| Coronation Street \| Joe Carter \| Series regular; 107 episodes
colspan="4" \| {{nobold\|Note: This is only three selected works on this filmography. Feel free to expand the article's filmography.}}

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|+ Selected filmography

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2009

| Bones

| Emerson

| Guest appearance

2016–2017, 2020

| Emmerdale