Oliver Lee (actor)

Oliver Lee (actor)
Oliver Lee
Born February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 25)
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Years active 2005—present
Website
http://www.oliverlee.net

Oliver Lee (born 14 February 1986) is a British actor first known for his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television series Hollyoaks: In the City (2006). He was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

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Career

In 2005 Lee starred in the film Legless for Red Productions and Channel 4 but it was to be his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television series Hollyoaks: In the City the following year in which proved to be his breakthrough. Lee then went on to star in Wired for ITV1, Gemma Factor for BBC Three and Exhibit A, a feature thriller by Bigger Pictures/Warp Films. He had a recurring role in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Pearl Ladderbank's grandson Owen Hartbourne (currently offscreen living in Hong Kong). Other TV work includes an adaptation of Kate Long's The Bad Mothers Handbook, where he played Paul, the boyfriend of Holly Grainger's character, who gets his teenage lover pregnant.[1]

He has completed a number of short films includingshort film, "King Ponce", which featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. He has appeared in radio dramas such as The Birth and Death Of Daylight for Radio 3, The Moment Your Life Stops for BBC Radio 4 and the popular radio detective series Stone with Hugo Spear and Maxine Peak

In 2009 Lee starred in Awaydays, a major motion picture adapted from Kevin Sampson's novel. He also stars in Powder, the second of Kevin Sampson's novels to be adapted for the big screen, playing James Love.[2] Filming has included 'Live' performances at V Festival 2009 as 'The Grams'.

Lee is in production with McQueen, a feature which he has written and set to direct. The film has an independent budget.[citation needed] and cast includes Lee Battle, Nico Mirallegro, Linzey Cocker, Marcquelle Ward [3] and Tina O'Brien.

Oliver Lee played Aiden Scotcher on BBC's Waterloo Road, alongside his fiance Linzey Cocker, who played Jess Fisher until 6 July 2011.

Honors and awards

Oliver Lee won the MEN Theatre Award for Best Newcomer for his portrayal of the character Jamie in the Octagon Theatre Bolton / Pilot Theatre production of Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing. studied at seaquam secondary

Personal life

Lee is engaged to actress Linzey Cocker. The couple welcomed their first child, Bow Anokee Lee, a baby girl on 17 January 2011.

References

  1. ^ this was alongside Robert Pattinson Cating Call Acting Roles
  2. ^ alongside Alfie Allen and Al Weaver.Powder Interview, Screen Terrier blog
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756624/

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