Ceallach Spellman ( ; born 31 August 1995) is an English actor and presenter best known for playing Matthew Williams in the revival of ITV drama '' Cold Feet'', Harry Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama '' Waterloo Road'' from 2010 to 2011 and hosting ''

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'' and various other programmes on

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. From July 2015 until August 2020, he presented his own show on

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which aired every Sunday afternoon between 16:00 and 19:00 with his co-presenter Katie Thistleton. He played Marcus, a lead character in the 2020 Netflix drama '' White Lines''.

Life and career

Spellman was born on 31 August 1995 and he is of Irish descent. A Roman Catholic, he attended

St Bede's College, Manchester ("He never relaxed in idleness") , established = 1876 , closed = , type = Independent day school Public School , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , president = , head_label = Headteacher , head ...

. Subsequently, he attended

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from the age of 11. In May 2011, Spellman started presenting ''

'' on

alongside Georgia Lock, Richard Wisker,

Dani Harmer Danielle Jane Harmer (born 8 February 1989) is an English actress, television personality, and former singer. She is best known for her lead role as Tracy Beaker in the CBBC series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (2002–2006), '' Tracy Beaker ...

, Tyger Drew-Honey, Aidan Davis and

Dionne Bromfield Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. Sh ...

. From 19 July 2015, he started presenting his own show on Sunday afternoons on

. In September 2016, he began starring as Matthew in the sixth series of British comedy-drama '' Cold Feet''. On 1 July 2016, he was rated as one of "50 Fittest Boys" by '' ''Vogue'' magazine. On 11 October 2016, it was announced that Spellman would be joining ''

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'' on ITV as social media reporter and online presenter of ''The V Room''. On 15 November 2016, it was announced he will do the same for ''

The Voice Kids UK ''The Voice Kids'' is a British singing competition television series. Created by John de Mol, it premiered on ITV during the summer television cycle on 10 June 2017. Based on the original ''The Voice of Holland'', and part of ''The Voice ' ...

''. In August 2020, it was announced that Spellman would be leaving his Sunday slots on Radio 1 at the end of that month to focus on his acting and broadcasting commitments.

Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Vick hosts three shows a week across BBC Radio 1 "Going Home with Vick and Jordan", "Life Hacks" and "Official Chart: F ...

replaced Spellman, co-hosting ''Life Hacks'' and ''The Official Chart: First Look'' on Radio 1 from the beginning of September 2020.

Filmography

Film and television

Radio

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spellman, Ceallach 1995 births Living people BBC Radio 1 presenters English male radio actors English male television actors English male child actors English television presenters English people of Irish descent People educated at St Bede's College, Manchester Male actors from Manchester English Roman Catholics