Anthony Michael Welsh (born 5 July 1983) is an English actor. He made his film debut in ''

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'' (2012). On television, he is known for his role as Lucky Gordon in ''

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'' (2019–2020).

Early life and education

Welsh was born at

Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital is one of the oldest maternity hospitals in Europe, founded in 1739 in London. Until October 2000, it occupied a site at 339–351 Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith, but is now located between East Acton and White ...

in the

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. ...

area of West London and grew up in

West Ealing West Ealing is a district in the London Borough of Ealing, in West London. The district is about west of Ealing Broadway. Although there is a long history of settlement in the area, West Ealing in its present form is less than one hundred years ...

. He attended

Drayton Manor High School Drayton Manor High School, formerly Drayton Manor Grammar School, is an academy school located in Hanwell, west London, England. The school was granted academy status in August 2011. Its emblem is a phoenix rising from a crown with the legend ' ...

. He began taking evening acting classes at Richmond Drama School when he was about 20 followed by a foundation course. He went on to train at the

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(LAMDA).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Stage

References

External links

* Living people 1983 births Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Black British male actors English male film actors Male actors from London People from the London Borough of Ealing {{England-actor-stub