Robert James-Collier

Robert James-Collier (born 23 September 1976), sometimes billed as Rob James-Collier, is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey and as Liam Connor in Coronation Street. Early life James-Collier was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, as Robert James Collier, but hyphenated his middle name and surname to form a new surname in order to comply with the rules of Equity and avoid confusion with another actor whose name was Robert Collier. He was educated at St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School in Eccles, Greater Manchester. He studied business at the University of Huddersfield for his bachelor's degree, and later obtained a master's degree in marketing at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Career