Brian Capron  Brian Capron (born 11 February 1947) is an English actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is best known for his role as serial killer Richard Hillman in the television soap opera "Coronation Street" from 2001 to 2003. He had previously appeared in the series as the social worker Donald Worthington in 1981–1982, 1986. Capron first came to public attention through his role of the teacher, Mr Stuart "Hoppy" Hopwood in "Grange Hill" from 1980–1983. In 1984, he appeared as Fred, one of a pair of confidence tricksters in the "Minder" episode "Around the Corner." Also that year, he appeared in "The Gentle Touch" episode "Do It Yourself" as lead character Maggie Forbes' gay hairdresser Toby. He also acted in BBC soap opera "EastEnders", playing Jerry McKenzie from 1993–1994. He played the guest role of Andrew Donelson in "Taggart" in the episode "A Fistful of Chips", in 1999. He was cast as George Godley in "Jack the Ripper" (1988), with Barry Foster as Inspector Frederick Abberline, and the two started filming in October 1987. It was later decided to recast with Michael Caine as Abberline and Lewis Collins as Godley in order to attract larger audiences in the United States. Other notable TV credits include: "Z-Cars", "Dixon of Dock Green," "Angels", "The Sweeney", "Blake's 7", "Tales of the Unexpected", "Full House", "Shoestring", "Bergerac", "Casualty", "Birds of a Feather", "Murder Most Horrid", "The Bill", "Taggart", "Peak Practice", "Judge John Deed", "Crocodile Shoes", and "Where the Heart Is". In 2004, Capron was featured on the tenth anniversary reissue of "You and Me Song" by The Wannadies. He performed a rap in the persona of Richard Hillman, the character he played until the previous year. In Capron's final on-screen appearance as Richard, the song was playing in the car when he attempted to murder his wife and stepchildren by driving into the canal. His feature film appearances are rare but have included roles in "Emma" (1996), "101 Dalmatians" (1996), "Still Crazy" (1998) and "Ambleton Delight" (2009).