Alongside the BBC drama\u2019s core cast<\/a>, creator and writer Sally Wainwright has introduced a raft of fresh faces, one of whom is Rob, Ryan\u2019s football coach.<\/p>\n He\u2019s a pig of man \u2013 and even that description feels too kind.<\/p>\n When he\u2019s not subjecting his wife to physical and emotional abuse, he\u2019s harassing Catherine Cawood\u2019s grandson (\u201cskidmark\u201d, as he refers to him).<\/p>\n Rob is an abusive, noxious presence who gives Tommy Lee Royce<\/a> a run for his money, and that really is saying something.<\/p>\n Rob is played by Mark Stanley and if you\u2019re an avid TV watcher, particularly British telly, his face will be familiar to you.<\/p>\n In 2022, he appeared in ITV\u2019s Trigger Point<\/a> alongside Vicky McClure. He played DI Thom Youngblood, who was in a relationship with McClure\u2019s Lana Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n He also appeared in ITV true crime drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe<\/a> as the son of John and Anne Darwin. The former faked his own death to get his hands on his life insurance money.<\/span><\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/406191-a96bdbd.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who is Mark Stanley?<\/strong><\/h2>\n