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Corrie Peter Barlow actors are now - famous family, fashion editor and ITV star
Coronation Street resident Peter Barlow is about to reach a dark place.The character, currently portrayed by Chris Gascoyne, has found himself in hot water after being charged with assault following his attack on the consultant who organised his liver transplant, Dr Thorne.On the devastating chain of events, Gascoyne told Metro: "It's started him on that path again, it's confirming this self loathing for himself that he has laying underneath."It's not an easy thing to live with, he is troubled and when he gets troubled like that and stops communicating with people again that's when I don't know where he’s going to go."What I do know is that the place he's in at the moment is not a very good one."So, who else has played Peter Barlow? And, what are they up to now?Robert Heanue was the first actor to play Peter Barlow.Born the same year as the character in 1965 in Cheshire, he was introduced as the child of Valerie Barlow (Anne Reid) and Ken Barlow (William Roache).The character also had a twin sister, Susan.Robert left the ITV soap five years into his stint. He has not continued acting.