Malique Thompson-Dwyer (born 2 February 1998) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 2016 to 2019 and 2021 onwards.

Career

Thompson-Dwyer's first on-screen acting role was as Tommo in the

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children's drama ''

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''. In 2016, he joined the

soap opera ''

'' as

, the son of

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(

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) and the twin brother of Hunter McQueen (

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). His first appearance was in the episode shown on 17 November 2016. For his work in ''Hollyoaks'', Thompson-Dwyer won "Best Partnership" at the

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2018, alongside

. In 2019, Thompson-Dwyer departed from the cast of ''Hollyoaks''. It was confirmed in Summer 2021 that he will return with his return airing in September 2021. In 2017, Thompson-Dwyer appeared as young Wet Stick in the film '' King Arthur: Legend of the Sword''. In November 2018, it was announced that he would compete in the eighteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', making him the youngest contestant on the show, and was the second to be eliminated on 2 December 2018. In 2020, he appeared in the eighth series of ''

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'' and in December in '' Celeb Ex in the City''. The following year, he competed on the

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series ''

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''.

Personal life

Thompson-Dwyer has two daughters born in 2017 and 2022.https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a41375331/hollyoaks-malique-thompson-dwyer-second-child/

References

External links

* 1998 births Black British male actors English male soap opera actors Male actors from Oldham English people of Jamaican descent Living people I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants {{england-actor-stub