<Tr> <Th> Partner (s) </Th> <Td> Sue Hirst </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 2 (inc. Kate Colgrave Pope) </Td> </Tr> <P> Anthony "Tony" Hirst (born 21 January 1967) is a British actor and theatre director, best known for playing Mike Barnes on the soap opera Hollyoaks and in Coronation Street as Paul Kershaw, the love interest of Eileen Grimshaw . Hirst also narrates the UK version of How It's Made, shown on Quest and the Discovery channels, and various programmes for Channel 4 . Tony is the narrator on all seven series of HISTORY'S Swamp People . </P> <P> Hirst's acting roles include Mike Barnes from Hollyoaks, Martin Gooch from The Ghost Squad and Steve Kingsley from Holby City . He has narrated TV documentaries such as Blueprint for Disaster, 2005, The Garage, Smash Lab, and How It's Made since 2001 . He also narrates some of the programme trailers on Fox and Channel 4 . Hirst appeared as a fireman called Paul on Coronation Street during the show's 50th anniversary in December 2010 . Paul returned to Coronation Street as a regular character during October 2011 . It was revealed on 24 February 2013 that Hirst would be leaving Coronation Street in 2013 at the end of his contract . In 2014, Tony Hirst narrated two seasons of Food Factory and in 2015 narrated season 1 of Home Factory both on Discovery science . </P>

Who does the voiceover on how it's made