Corrie's Colson Smith has spoken out after it was announced he was axed from the show after 14 years. On Monday night we saw Luca Toolan bow out as Mason Radcliffe in a devastating knife crime storyline . That same evening it was confirmed by The Mirror that Craig Tinker actor Colson Smith had been axed from the show after 14 years, with Colson confirming he would be leaving the role. Colson, who currently hosts a podcast with his fellow Coronation Street actors Jack P. Shepherd and Ben Price ,