Ashley Margolis (born 31 October 1993) is an

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actor. He is best known for his role as

Ricky Campbell Ricky Campbell is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ashley Margolis. He made his first on-screen appearance on 16 June 2009. Ricky was created by executive producer Lucy Allan. Margolis took a p ...

in the British

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soap opera ''

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'', in which he appeared regularly between 2009 and 2012. He has recently married Kelly Clare in August 2022.

Career

His acting career began in 2002 with his role as Chip in ''

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'' in the Disney National Tour, 2002. He trained with David Johnson in Manchester, where he developed his improvisational skills and appeared in various TV commercials. In 2009 he was cast as

in the

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''. He left his role in March 2012. In 2013, he appeared as Josh in the

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sitcom ''

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''. In 2014, he appeared as Todd Magellen in ''Doctors'' for

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. In 2016, he appeared in the BBC TV series ''

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'' as Jackie. He has also voiced characters in various video games and audio books. In September 2021, he portrayed the role of Nick Meadows in an episode of ''Doctors''.

Theatre Credits

2022 Liam in Bad Jews, The Arts Theatre 2022 Telephone Guy in The Band’s Visit, Donmar Warehouse

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Margolis, Ashley 1993 births People from Bury, Greater Manchester Male actors from Greater Manchester English Jews English male child actors English male soap opera actors Living people