Liverpudlian Carl came to national television notice in 2013 playing Barry Barry (his full character name), one of the nastiest pupils at 'Waterloo Road', though, in common with several of his class-mates he was rather too old for school, having been born in April 1987. Prior to 'Waterloo Road', his small screen debut Carl had spent many years on stage, from the age of eleven in a production of 'Peter Pan' and in his teens was a prolific musical performer singing at the Merseyside Singer of the Year event in 2004, the Stephen Sondheim Student Performance of the Year and in 'Barbara Cook and Friends', both 2007. On stage he has appeared in 'High School Musical', 'The Fantasticks' and as Joe Pesci in 'Jersey Boys'. Post 'Waterloo Road' he has acted in 'Casualty' and in the BBC 's 2016 revival of classic sitcoms played the 'randy Scouse git Mike', the son-in-law of bigot Alf Garnett , the part originated by Tony Booth in a new version of 'Till Death Us Do Part'. Show less «