Geoffrey Hinsliff (1937 – September 2024) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of Don Brennan in Coronation Street from 1987 to 1997.[1] He had previously played other characters in the same programme, in 1963 and 1977.

Aged 16 he appeared with the Leeds Service of Youth Players in a production of Outward Bound by Sutton Vane at the Civic Theatre in Leeds in November 1954.[2]

Hinsliff trained at RADA, before making his television debut in an episode of Z-Cars.[3] He went on to appear in Adam Adamant Lives!, Dixon of Dock Green, UFO, Crown Court, The Professionals and Heartbeat, and also played a wireless operator in the film A Bridge Too Far.[4][5]

In 1978 Hinsliff appeared as a sergeant in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off.[6]

In 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at Leeds Playhouse directed by Michael Attenborough.[7]

He also had a role in the comedy-drama Brass[4] and appeared in two Doctor Who stories: Image of the Fendahl[8] and Nightmare of Eden.[9] He guest-starred in Holby City as an alcoholic in 2010.[10]