Liam Boyle is a British actor.
Life and career
Boyle grew up in
Heywood,
Greater Manchester
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,
England
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. It was in his final preparations for a teaching degree at University that Boyle was spotted by a casting director at an open audition for a film. Instead of going to the final interviews for his degree he made the decision to go to the recalls for the film, which fell on the same day. He was trained in drama at the
Oldham Theatre Workshop
The Oldham Theatre and Music Workshop is a youth theatre group based in the north west of England.
Outline
Founded by David Johnson in , the Oldham Theatre Workshop has a purpose-built studio located in its own building off Oldham's Union Street, ...
. Whilst at college Boyle was auditioned by the
casting agent
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David Shaw for a film called ''
Love + Hate'', getting a small role in the film as ''Steve''.
He has since appeared in various TV and film roles, including the awarding series ''
The Street The Street may refer to:
Geographical
*Wall Street in New York City's Financial District
* The Street, Lawshall, Suffolk, England
* The Street (Heath Charnock), a building and bridleway in Rivington, Lancashire, England
Film and television
* ''The ...
'', ''
Instinct
Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing both innate (inborn) and learned elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a v ...
'' and ''
Land Girls''. His most well known performance was as Elvis in the movie ''
Awaydays
''Awaydays'' is a 2009 British crime drama film directed by Pat Holden and starring Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle and Stephen Graham. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Sampson that was published in 1998.
The film follows Paul Cart ...
''.
[ In December 2021, he joined the cast of '']Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
'' as Alex Moore.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
English male actors
English people of Irish descent
Actors from Bolton
Actors from Rochdale
Male actors from Lancashire
People from Heywood, Greater Manchester
Year of birth missing (living people)