George Costigan (born 1947) is a British actor.
Costigan was born in Portsmouth and grew up in Irlams o' th' Height and Weaste in Salford. He attended St Augustine's C of E Primary School on Bolton Road in Pendlebury, then Wardley Grammar School on Mardale Avenue in Swinton. In 1974, he joined the Liverpool Everyman Theatre Company, where he met his wife, remaining with the company for eight years.
Costigan has been on television since the late 1970s. In 1984 he appeared as Philip The Bastard in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of The Life and Death of King John (alongside Leonard Rossiter in the title role).
He rose to fame in 1986 as adulterous businessman Bob in the comedy film Rita, Sue and Bob Too. He has since starred or featured in many television productions, including Kavanagh QC, Murder Most Horrid, So Haunt Me, The Bill, Holby City, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Casualty. His film work also includes Calendar Girls.
He has appeared in the role of Max Capricorn in the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned.
His partner is the writer Julia North, with whom he wrote a 1990 episode of Birds of a Feather. They have three sons – Niall (who is also an actor), Tom and Liam.
He most recently played the role of 'Estragon' in Samuel Beckett's play 'Waiting for Godot' at the Manchester Library Theatre for three weeks from 16 February to 8 March 2008.
