A PROMISING actor who appeared in Coronation Street died at the age of 27 after "falling ill" in Costa Rica. Joseph Owen Wandera, 27, died in January after having a seizure while on holiday as heartbreaking tributes poured in for the "gifted visionary." The actor appeared on Coronation Street in 2018, where he played a buyer interested in purchasing Eileen Grimshaw's car.
After filming his for the ITV soap, the actor wrote on Twitter: "Overwhelmed with the support. Mad love for everyone that’s getting onto me and caught my ep. "They’ll be more to come this year." Wandera, from Salford, also performed at the Manchester Fringe Festival in 2012 - and had television roles in Scott & Bailey and Moving On.
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