- Neil Grainger
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Neil Grainger (born 18 June 1979) is an English actor and comedian. Appearing in television and theatre,[1] Grainger first rose to prominence after appearing as a main character in the soap opera Crossroads. As well as acting, Grainger performs stand-up comedy and co-runs a comedy club in London.
Early life and career
Grainger was born and brought up in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. He attended Nunthorpe School and trained at Middlesex University, graduating in 2000.[2]
Early in his professional career, Neil Grainger worked extensively with Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.[3] Grainger first worked in television starring as Phil Berry in the 2001 remake of the ITV soap opera Crossroads,[4] in which he was nominated for best actor at the 2002 British Soap Awards.[5] In 2007, Grainger guest-starred in the medical drama Doctors, and the legal drama Judge John Deed, both for the BBC. He also guest-starred in an episode of the ITV police drama The Bill, and appeared the series again in 2010.
In 2008, Grainger began co-running The Duke’s Headliners Comedy Club of Putney, London.[6] Grainger regularly performs stand-up routines at the club, and other notable comedians featured have included Lee Mack, Jack Whitehall and Lucy Porter. Also in 2008, Gainger guest-starred in the 1960s TV drama, Heartbeat, for ITV. In 2009, Grainger supplied voice-overs for the Killzone 2 and Risen video games. He also starred at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the award winning play, Crush.[7][8] The play earned Grainger a nomination for best actor at the Stage Acting Excellence Awards 2009.[9] In July 2010, Grainger had a small part in the BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, playing a local journalist.[10] As of 2011, he appeared in The Impressions Show alongside Debra Stephenson and Jon Culshaw.
References
- ^ IMDb profile. Retrieved 5/31/10.
- ^ "Neil Grainger". Gazette Live, April 30, 2001. Retrieved 5/31/2010.
- ^ "Steel galvanised Arc". Gazette Live, September 13, 2003. Retrieved 5/31/10.
- ^ "New faces check in to the Crossroads Motel". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 5/31/20.
- ^ "British soap awards 2002 nominees". Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 5/31/10.
- ^ http://www.dukesheadliners.com/
- ^ "Traverse scores a hat-trick in Edinburgh Fringe First awards". The Guardian, August 14, 2009. Retrieved 5/31/10.
- ^ "May the G-Force be with you". The Northern Echo,August 3, 2009. Retrieved 5/31/10.
- ^ 2009 nominees. The Stage/Edinburgh. Retrieved 5/31/10.
- ^ "Episode dated 30/7/2010". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One. 30 July 2010.
External links
Categories:- Alumni of Middlesex University
- British television actors
- British comedians
- Living people
- 1979 births
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