He was born in Warrington.
He was born on Sankey Green, near Bank Park, so being born so close to the Town Hall, I guess, that would make him even more Warringtonian than many of us!
Wrongly reported he was from Manchester.
Just poor copy and paste from the BBC and ITV.
He was a world famous actor so he was often asked where he came from, as no one knew where Warrington was he would say Manchester. I heard him tell that story on a radio interview years ago.