Nicolas Woodman (born 21 March 1986) is an

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best known for playing

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in the

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soap, ''

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'' from 2009 to 2012.

Television career

Woodman started acting professionally in 2001 when he appeared at the

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alongside

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and

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amongst other names, in a production of ''

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''. In 2005, he appeared in the BBC Afternoon plays. He appeared at The Birmingham REP in 2006 in a production called ''Bolt Hole'' directed by Nick Bagnall. In the same year he recorded several episodes of the radio show ''

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''. Two years later he had a regular role as Jamie in ''

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'' where he appeared in five episodes in 2007. In 2008, Woodman played a student in the programme ''

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'' for one episode. In 2009, he landed a regular role in the

daytime

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, ''

'', set in the fictional town of Letherbridge just south-east of Birmingham. He played

, a character studying

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at the town university. He left the show in September 2012.

Personal life

Woodman is a runner and has participated in the

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, The Birmingham Half Marathon and the

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where in 2012 he recorded a time of 3 hours.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodman, Nicolas Living people 1986 births English male soap opera actors English male radio actors English male stage actors