Lee Boardman (born 2 July 1972) is an English actor and narrator. He has appeared in the films ''

Jack the Giant Slayer ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (previously titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, from a story by Lemke and David Dobki ...

'' and ''

Love's Kitchen ''Love's Kitchen'' (originally titled ''No Ordinary Trifle'') is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, Michelle Ryan, and featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in his first ac ...

'', and the television series ''Rome''.

Career

Boardman played Murray Priestman in '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' as well as the drug dealer

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in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

''. He appears as Timon the Jew in the television series ''

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''. He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the 2011 BBC crime-drama series ''Death in Paradise''. In 2013 he starred in the ITV1 comedy drama series ''

Great Night Out ''Great Night Out'' is a British comedy drama which aired on ITV (TV network), ITV in 2013. It was created by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni and starred Lee Boardman, William Ash (actor), William Ash, Craig Parkinson and Stephen Walters. The ser ...

'' as Hodge. In 2014 he played the recurring character of Amerigo Vespucci in ''

Da Vinci's Demons ''Da Vinci's Demons'' is a historical fantasy drama series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. The series was conceived by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley in the title role. It was developed and produced in ...

''. In 2006, Lee starred in the film ''Fated''. He was also the narrator of popular

Sky 1 Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...

police documentary ''Road Wars'' and its spin off ''Street Wars''. His BBC series ''Drop Dead Gorgeous'' won Best Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards 2008.

Personal life

Born in

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

, England, in 1972, Boardman studied at Stockport College prior to winning a scholarship to the

Oxford School of Drama The Oxford School of Drama is a drama school in the United Kingdom. It is based at Wootton, ten miles north of Oxford. The school is an independent, vocational drama school which runs a three-year acting course and a one-year acting course, bot ...

. In 2001 he married his former ''Coronation Street'' co-star

Jennifer James Jennifer James is an English actress. She played the role of Geena Gregory in '' Coronation Street''. References External links *Geena Gregory Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English television actresses {{en ...

. They have two children; a son born in 2004 and a daughter born 2010.

Actor Tribe

In 2013, Boardman and James launche
Actor Tribe
an acting school for children and adults in Knutsford. The courses focus on the complexities of being a working actor through guest tutors who are professional actors themselves. Due to the success of the program, an additional school in Heaton Mersey was opened in 2016, with Boardman and his wife, Jennifer, dividing their time between the two locations.

Filmography

Television

Film

Narrator

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boardman, Lee 1972 births Male actors from Manchester English male television actors Living people People from Stockport British male film actors British male television actors 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors