Michael Irving appeared on Coronation Street as Eric Broadhurst, who was employed by Mike Baldwin to carry out a time and motion study on the workforce at Baldwin's Casuals in September 1982. His other credits include roles in Charlie's Angels, Lou Grant, Bulman, EastEnders, The Bill, Ruth Rendell Mysteries and the films Billy Jack Goes to Washington, The Duellists, Hangar 18, Personal Services, Vroom and How to Be.