Owen David Warner (born 8 June 1999) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Romeo Nightingale in the

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soap opera '' Hollyoaks''. For his portrayal of Romeo, Warner won the Digital Spy Reader Award for Best Soap Newcomer in 2018. In November 2022, Warner appeared as a contestant on the 22nd UK series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' finishing in second place.

Early life

Warner was born on 8 June 1999 in

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and attended Gartree High School before going on to study performing arts at SMB College Group's Melton Campus, formerly

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, completing his studies in July 2017. He has two older brothers. Warner further studied acting at the Actors Workshop Nottingham. He later returned to the city to raise money for the Nottingham-based charity Footprints Conductive Education Centre, where he participated in a charity football match.

Career

Warner made his acting debut as Trev in the short film ''Beverley'' in 2015. In July 2018, he appeared as Raver in the short film ''20th Century Tribe''. Warner then joined the cast of the

soap opera '' Hollyoaks''. His character, Romeo Nightingale, was introduced as the long-lost son of established character

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( Gregory Finnegan), arriving alongside his mother Donna-Marie Quinn (

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). His storylines on the show have included building a relationship with his father and has seen the introduction of the character's sister

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(

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). For his portrayal of the character, Warner won the award for Best Soap Newcomer at the 2018

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. Warner has also made guest appearances on '' I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp'' and ''Eating with My Ex'', in support of his friend and ''Hollyoaks'' co-star

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. In November 2022, Warner appeared as a contestant on the 22nd series of the British reality television show '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' and finished as a runner up in second place.

Personal life

Warner was in a relationship with his co-star Stephanie Davis between 2018 and 2019 and was later linked with '' Geordie Shore'' star

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and ''

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'' runner-up Camilla Ainsworth.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Owen 1999 births 21st-century English male actors Living people English child actors English male soap opera actors English television actors Male actors from Leicestershire Actors from Leicester