Eric Potts (born 13 September 1965) is a Scottish actor, writer and director, who appeared in Coronation Street as the eccentric baker Diggory Compton after playing four smaller parts,[1] the father of Molly Compton,[2] and Brookside as Wrexham Football Club Supporter, Mr Moore.
[2][3] Early television credits included Peak Practice and The Smiths, and then in 1998 he began a two-year stint as oddball character Mr Moore in Brookside.
Potts appeared in the pantomime, Dick Whittington, alongside Dame Edna Everage in December 2011 at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London.
[4] He has starred in Pantomime as Widow Twankey in Aladdin[5] and in 2013 as Sarah the Cook in Dick Whittington at the Manchester Opera House.
In 2015 he played Sarah the Cook in Dick Whittington at the Liverpool Empire alongside Warren Donnelly, Sally Lindsay and Kurtis Stacey.