Des Coleman
Acting
Biography
Desune Franklin "Des" Coleman (born 14 March 1969) is a British actor, singer, and weather presenter. He attended the Guildford School of Acting in Surrey and is best known for playing Lenny Wallace in the BBC soap EastEnders. In 2007, he worked as a standby weather presenter for Laura Tobin on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. He later became the weatherman for BBC’s East Midlands Today but was dismissed in 2011. In 2016, he joined ITV Central as the weather presenter for ITV News Central. In his twenties, Coleman spent time in prison. While studying at acting school, he was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, from which he is now in remission. In November 2018, he was rushed to hospital after collapsing from a bowel hemorrhage. He underwent surgery to remove tumors in his bowel and spent two days on life support, but recovered by February 2019. Today, he continues as the weather presenter for ITV News Central, appearing on air at 6:00 pm across the Midlands.
Known For
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
EastEnders
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
The Bill
A moment by moment account of the sinking and rescue of the crew of the submarine USS Squalus which was the first rescue of living crew on a submarine.
Submerged
On Ibiza, tour rep Brad is determined to win the informal competition among the male reps to sleep with the most female clients, while his friend Mikey is looking for true love.