Nathan Curtis

Nathan Curtis is a fictional character in the British Soap Opera Coronation Street who first appeared as a supporting character towards the end of 2016 and later becomes the main antagonist of the 2017 series.

He is a owner of a flower shop who appears to have taken an interest in 16-year old Bethany Platt; yet his true persona amongst his bad intentions for Bethany are gradually revealed as he is slowly grooming her.

He is portrayed by Christopher Harper.

Biography
Nathan first appears on Christmas Day 2016 in which he witnesses his ex-girlfriend Shona being lead away from a church by former vicar Billy, and follows the pair of them back to Billy's home on Coronation Street in which he offers her a place to stay due to her being in a bad place. Whilst there he finds an unconscious 16-year old Bethany Platt in an alleyway, and carries her to hospital for treatment. Once Bethany is released she tracks Nathan down to a tanning salon that he works at to thank him.

In 2017 Bethany begins to work with Nathan and he convinces her to do blogs. Although seemingly friendly and supportive, it is clear he has darker motivations and even has his assistant at the tanning place doing his bidding and gets her to manipulate Bethany and lure her into a false sense of security. Nathan began to groom Bethany and make her feel special and take advantage of her naive nature. It is clear he is also abusive, as he is threatening towards his assistant.

In February 2017 he sleeps with Bethany. He phones an unknown person and makes clear that she is great, and it is hinted that he intends to either sell or pimp her out. Due the police arriving at the salon and arresting him for suspicion of involvement in the abduction of a woman named Annabelle Adams then Nathan might be a ephebophile.

Trivia

 * Fans have complained of discomfort during Nathan's scenes and when preparing for the role as Nathan, Chris Harper had spoken to survivors of sexual abuse.
 * Due to fan discomfort as well as the characters obvious intentions and acts, Nathan is one the darkest Coronation Street villains in the shows history.