Oliver Lee (born 14 February 1986) is an English actor. He played the role of Josh Jones in the

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television drama series '' Hollyoaks: In the City'', during 2006; and Aiden Scotcher in the

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school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'', during 2011. He was born in

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. He is married to Sophie Rosa Lee, they have 3 children.

Career

In 2005, Lee starred in the film ''Legless'' for Red Productions and

but it was to be his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television drama series '' Hollyoaks: In the City'' the following year in which proved to be his breakthrough. Lee then went on to star in ''Wired'' for

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, ''Gemma Factor'' for

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and '' Exhibit A'', a feature thriller by Bigger Pictures/Warp Films. He had a recurring role in the ITV

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'' as

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grandson Owen Hartbourne (currently offscreen living in

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). Other TV work includes an adaptation of

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's ''The Bad Mothers Handbook'', where he played Paul, the boyfriend of Holly Grainger's character, who gets his teenage lover pregnant. He has completed a number of short films including

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''"King Ponce"'', which featured at the

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in 2007. He has appeared in radio dramas such as ''The Birth and Death Of Daylight'' for Radio 3, ''The Moment Your Life Stops'' for BBC Radio 4 and the popular radio detective series ''Stone'' with Hugo Spear and Maxine Peak In 2009 Lee starred in ''

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 ...

'', a major motion picture adapted from Kevin Sampson's novel. He also stars in ''Powder'', the second of Kevin Sampson's novels to be adapted for the big screen, playing James Love. Filming has included 'Live' performances at V Festival 2009 as 'The Grams'. Lee is in production with '' McQueen'', a feature which he has written and set to direct. The film has an independent budget. and cast includes

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and

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. Lee played Aiden Scotcher on BBC's '' Waterloo Road''

Honors and awards

Oliver Lee won the

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for Best Newcomer for his portrayal of the character Jamie in the Octagon Theatre Bolton / Pilot Theatre production of Jonathan Harvey's '' Beautiful Thing''.

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Oliver 1986 births Living people Male actors from Manchester English male film actors English male television actors