CORONATION Street’s Colson Smith has landed his first TV role since bowing out as Craig Tinker.

Viewers were heartbroken when beloved police officer Craig was killed off in brutal scenes.

Taking to his Instagram story, Colson teased when fans can next see him on-screen.

The 26-year-old revealed he’s filmed an episode of Celebrity Mastermind.

Colson posted a snap of himself sitting in the BBC show’s famous black chair — with the caption “Find out in December”.

The actor obscured his specialist subject and asked followers to guess what it could be.

When Hannah Montana emerged as an answer, Colson confirmed he “wasn’t allowed” to pick the popular Disney show.

He explained: “Can I just say how much I love that I’ve had about 6000 suggestions of Hannah Montana! I really did try!”

Colson played Craig Tinker from 2011 until his final scenes which aired in May 2025.

As part of the dramatic exit, Craig was attacked with a baseball bat by drunk villain Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton).

Rushed to hospital, the young police officer later passed away from the injuries.

In January, Colson first revealed he would be waving goodbye to the cobbles later in the year.

He penned on Instagram at the time: “Autumn last year I was told that Craig Tinker’s time on the Cobbles is to come to end in 2025.

“I’ve loved every single second of my 14 year stay as a resident on the greatest street in the world.

“I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up in, on and around Coronation Street.

“I’ve learned pretty much everything about life from the people who call it home.

“I’m excited to play out the exit story for our Craigy. For me, this is the end of the beginning.

“I genuinely can’t wait to see what chapter two has in store for me.”

Away from the soap, Colson also took part in Celebrity Big Brother during its first series on ITV.

He placed third overall, behind winner David Potts and runner-up Nikita Kuzmin.

A year later, his Corrie co-star and On The Sofa podcast co-host, Jack P. Shepherd, went on to win the series.