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Mathew Bose Born 3 July 1973
London, EnglandWebsite http://www.mathewbose.com Mathew Bose is an English actor, best known for his role as Paul Lambert in the television series Emmerdale.
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Biography
Mathew Bose was born 3 July 1973 in south east London. He has an older brother, Shuvro, who lives in London, and a sister, Shuva, who lives in India. When he was young, Mathew's family moved to India. Most people don't realise I'm half Indian he reveals to Inside Soap. At the age of six, he returned to England to stay with his aunt. He has also lived in Milan, Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. Mathew now splits his time between Leeds and his home in London.
Early roles
In the early days of his career, Mathew was a model. He worked all around Europe and in Tokyo and New York. When he was working in Los Angeles he began to study psychology but it was when his lecturer suggested he join performance classes to bolster his confidence his interest in acting began. He showed great talent in Los Angeles and began to work there. Private circumstances brought him back to England.
Success
Bose won his first role at 23, and has since appeared in many shows including the TV sitcom, My Family, Cutting It, Silent Witness, D-Day and Coupling. Mathew also conducted interviews for, hosted and narrated the 2001 documentary, American Mullet (and the internet shorts The Mullet Chronicles). He has also worked in Italy, most prominently playing Alfredo Ferrari the son of Enzo Ferrari in a bio-pic of the Ferrari family.
He won the role of Paul Lambert in early 2004 and his first Emmerdale debut was in September 2004. In mid 2007, Mathew and former cast mate, Hayley Tamaddon aka Del Dingle were crowned winners of ITV show, Soapstar Superchef. Co-star Matthew Wolfenden stated in an interview that Bose is the highest scorer on the Wii that is in the games room on the set of Emmerdale.[1]
In Emmerdale, his storylines focused on Paul's love life as well as his complicated relationship with his parents. Bose told producers of his intense dislike of Paul's one-night stand with Grayson Sinclair, as he felt this was out of character and made gay men look promiscuous.[2]
Mathew is Celebrity Ambassador for the UK and Ireland charity The Encephalitis Society; and is a patron of The Scratching Post, a cat rescue charity based in Hertfordshire.
Mathew is currently touring with the Alan Ayckbourn show Season's Greetings [3]
References
- ^ Soaps - News - 'Emmerdale' star wants soaps Wii contest - Digital Spy
- ^ "I'm Proud We'll Have The First Primetime Gay Soap Wedding", Daily Record. URL last accessed 2008-12-08
- ^ "/ Alan Ayckbourn Show: Season's Greetings", Wikipedia. URL last accessed 2011-11-16
External links
- Mathew Bose at the Internet Movie Database
- Emmerdale at itv.com
- The Encephalitis Society http://www.encephalitis.info
- Mathew Bose official website http://www.mathewbose.com
Categories:- English television actors
- English soap opera actors
- Alumni of the Academy Drama School
- English people of Indian descent
- British actors of South Asian descent
- LGBT people from England
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Gay actors
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