A young actor has joined the cast of Coronation Street playing a member of the Platt family.
Joshua Leavy has taken over the role as Harry Platt. Prior to this, he was played by Carter-J Murphy.
The character was born in 2016 and is the son of Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) and villain Callum Logan.
Callum was killed by Kylie Platt before Harry was born, and his body was buried underneath the annex at No.8.
After Harry’s birth, the body was discovered, and Sarah was hospitalised for postnatal psychosis, having believed that Callum was still alive.
Carter-J played the role for a handful of episodes, as an amazing opportunity saw the young star depart the show.
The actor was cast in Matilda the Musical and due to the fact he couldn’t juggle the tour and filming for Corrie, he left.
Prior to Carter-J playing Harry, twins Freddie and Isaac Rhodes portrayed the role.
Carter-J made his screen debut in 2024 in the new Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man, playing a younger version of the singer himself.
Joshua’s first scenes as Harry aired earlier this week.
He is no stranger to the Corrie cobbles though as in 2021, he played the role of Finn, the son of Adam Barlow’s (Sam Robertson) ex Lydia (Rebecca Ryan).
Harry will feature in Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) and Theo Silverton’s (James Cartwright) storyline on Friday.
He will accidentally spill a drink in Todd’s shiny new car, which was bought for him by abusive partner Theo.
Quietly fearing how Theo will feel about it, Todd is surprised when he approaches and takes the situation in his stride.
Sadly, as soon as the door to their flat closes, the reality sets in.
Theo rails at Todd for his total disrespect of the new car. He’s deeply apologetic and promises to have it cleaned.
Just as he’s finished having the interior fixed though, Todd reverses the car and ends up scraping it.
He looks at the scratch in horror, dreading Theo’s reaction.
Another Platt family member was recast earlier this year, with a star called Grace Ashcroft-Gardner taking over the role as Lily Platt.
The actress made her debut in a dramatic episode that saw Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton) escape prison and storm Weatherfield High School in search of his daughter Joanie Michaelis (Savannah Pennington).
As students realised what was going on, they went in search of safety in locked classrooms. Lily’s cousin, Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan), ran through the corridor and arrived at the door Lily was on the other side of.
Sam banged the door, desperate for Lily to open it but she was consumed with fear, meaning she completely froze.
In the aftermath of this, Sam struggled with anxiety and panic attacks. The ordeal also reminded him of how his mother Natasha died. In 2022, Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) escaped from prison and went in search of revenge on Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson).
He pulled the trigger on a gun, believing he was shooting Leanne, but realised moments later that it wasn’t her.
Sam’s mum Natasha later died in hospital.
Newcomer Grace has taken over the role from young actress Brooke Malonie, who had played Lily since 2016.
Taking to Instagram, Grace shared her excitement at joining the ITV soap. Alongside several behind-the-scenes pictures, she wrote: ‘I am so excited to share my news that I have joined the cast of Coronation Street playing the role of Lily Platt!’
She went on to thank her management saying: ‘It’s been a brilliant few months since my first audition, which wouldn’t have happened without the fantastic Stagebox team (who I can’t thank enough!).
‘The whole Corrie team, the cast and crew have been absolutely amazing, I couldn’t have asked for any more support during my first few weeks filming on the cobbles,’ she continued, before urging her followers to watch her first episodes.
Lily is David Platt’s only daughter, who he shared with Kylie Platt before she was tragically murdered in emotional scenes.
This article was originally published August 14, 2025.
