Stuart David Manning (born 27 May 1979) is an English actor and model. He is known for portraying the role of

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 2004 until 2009, and again in 2018.

Career

After leaving Art college where he studied Fine Art photography Manning joined Models One where he worked with photographer Bruce Weber on an

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campaign. He also worked on many commercials including "

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" directed by

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. Manning started his acting career in an ITV soap opera '' Night and Day'' playing Sam Armstrong. Manning won the 2002

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"Hero of the Year" award for that role. He played Mark Thompson in an episode of ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and p ...

'' before joining the cast of ''

'' in 2004. After five years of playing the role of Russell Owen, Manning decided to quit the show. He left the series in a storyline that saw him kidnap his baby son Max and leave for France. He appeared as a contestant on the ninth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2009. He finished overall in fifth place on the show. Manning appeared in the UK tour of '' A Passionate Woman'' alongside Kaye Mellor and

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in 2011. In 2014, he appeared in an episode of '' Doctors'' as Paul Carter, and in 2015, he also appeared in

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as Matt Branston and

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as Clyde Jackson, in the last of a trio of special Casualty "''Noir''" episodes. In 2017, he appeared as Nik Voyle in the first episode of the school drama series Ackley Bridge and reprised his role of Nik again in series two in 2018. In 2018, it was confirmed he would return to the role of Russ Owen in Hollyoaks after 9 years away. Russ returned to the show in August 2018. Manning departed the show again in November 2018 when Russ was killed off.

Filmography

References

External links

*
Stuart Manning's Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manning, Stuart Living people 1979 births English male soap opera actors English male models 21st-century English male actors Place of birth missing (living people) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants