Oscar Lloyd (born 16 September 1997) is a British actor best known for his role as

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in ''

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''.

Career

Lloyd started his acting career by appearing in television commercials. He was cast as David in the 2008 BBC drama, ''

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''. In November 2008, a reporter for the ''

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'' announced Lloyd had been cast in a

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production called ''Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show'' alongside Michael Selwood. The show "pays homage" to the animated comedy series ''

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'' and sees Lloyd and Selwood solve everyday problems. ''Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show'' began airing from 3 November 2008. It was later renewed for a second series, which began airing on 10 April 2009. On 19 January 2009, Kris Green of

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reported Lloyd had been cast as

in the

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soap opera ''

''. Lloyd also appeared in season two of ''

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'' as Sydney, the studious, ten-year-old son of James Dowland. For his portrayal of Will, Lloyd received a nomination for Best Young Actor at the 2010 ''Inside Soap'' Awards. In August 2010, it was announced Lloyd would be departing ''Emmerdale''. The actor made the decision to leave on his own accord. 2011 saw Lloyd feature in "

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", the third episode of the sixth series of ''

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''. Lloyd played the role of Toby, the son of a pirate captain played by

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. Lloyd later featured as Toby in the seventh episode, "

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". From January 2012, Lloyd began playing Ryan in children's television series '' 4 O'Clock Club''. The actor appeared as Gabriel in the BBC drama, ''One Night'', which began airing in March 2012. From April 2012, Lloyd began filming a role for the BBC drama, ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Oscar English male child actors Living people 1997 births English male soap opera actors