Warren Brown (actor)

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name = Warren Brown


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birthname = Warren Brown
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birthplace = flagicon|England Warrington, Cheshire, England
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othername = Warren Brown
occupation = Actor, Voice Over, Former Thai Boxer
yearsactive = 1994–present
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"Warren Brown" is an English actor and former 2 times World Thai Boxing Champion born in Warrington, Cheshire, on the 11 May 1978 and perhaps most famous for his role as Andy Holt in Hollyoaks between 2005 and 2006.

After spending 10 years of teaching and competing across the world, Warren decided to retire from Thai Boxing in 2003 in an attempt to pursue a new career in acting.

Acting

Warren had very little experience in the way of professional acting, however following a chance meeting with a casting director named "David Shaw" he was invited to an audition for the role of Donny Maguire in Channel 4 drama "Shameless" he won the role starring in 3 episodes during 2004 and 2005.

Hollyoaks

Following his role in Shameless, Warren won arguably his most famous role to date, as evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's teen soap opera "Hollyoaks".Despite being 28 at the time, it was said his youthful good looks helped him win the role of the student.Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Most Spectacular Scene and Best Exit at the 2006 British Soap Awards. [" [http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2340074863/m/2430041924 British Soap Awards Nominees 2006] "]

Brown's character Holt eventually reached his demise in February 2006.

2006-present

Brown, meanwhile, won a role in the short-lived ITV1 show Jane Hall in the summer of 2006.This was then followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in the ITV's Mobile.

Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of Casualty.

In September 2007 he starred in the 2nd series of BBC 3's Grownups. [" [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:P5YezBMjJrkJ:www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/grownups/+warren+brown+grownups&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk Grownups Cast List at BBC3] "]

In 2008 Brown was the voiceover for the film trailer on the soon to be released "Gomez: A true story" based on the life of boxer Michael Gomez and starring Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher. [" [http://www.gomezmovie.com/ Gomez Movie] "]

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External links

*imdb name|id=1546206|name=Warren Brown
* [http://www.warrenbrown.co.uk/index.htm Warren Brown Official Website]