Paul Bradley (born 28 May 1955) is an English television

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. He is best known for playing

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 1992 to 1998, and also as

Elliot Hope Elliot Hope is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama television series ''Holby City'', played by Paul Bradley. The character first appeared on 8 November 2005 in the episode "More Equal Than Others" - series eight, episode four of th ...

in the BBC medical drama series ''

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'', a role he played for ten years from 2005 to 2015 and again in 2019.

Education

Bradley was born in

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, one of six siblings (five brothers and one sister) born to Irish parents. Bradley was educated at St Benedict's School and the

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before joining the Royal Exchange Manchester

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theatre company in the early 1980s.

Career

Bradley has appeared in a number television series including the roles above, '' The Young Ones'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Bottom'', ''

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'' and '' Alas Smith and Jones''. He had a minor role in the multi-award-winning 2002 film '' The Pianist''. As a guitarist and vocalist, he co-leads the group The hKippers (the 'h' is silent) with Stephen Warbeck,

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-winning composer of '' Shakespeare in Love''. In the summer of 2021, Bradley played Major Metcalfe in the long running West End play ''

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''.

Selected filmography

*''

'' (2005–2015, 2019, 2022),

*''Twisted Tales'' (2005), Mr. Pandemic *''

'' (2002, 2004), Mr. Griffin *'' Doctors'' (2004, 2018), Patient with OCD / Billy Bourke *'' The Pianist'' (2002), Yehuda *'' C.U. Burn'' (1997), Doctor (one episode, Hata sa Leaba) *''

'' (1992–1998),

*''

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'' (1992) *'' Bottom'' (1992), Burglar *'' Murder Most Horrid'' (1991), Sergeant *''

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'' (1990), Clerk *''

'' (1988, 1999), Chen *''

'' (1988), Henshaw *'' The Comic Strip Presents'' (1986), Jerry * ''The Young Ones'' (1982), Pilot

References

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* 1955 births Living people English male soap opera actors English male film actors English people of Irish descent People educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing Alumni of the University of Manchester People from Nuneaton Male actors from Warwickshire {{England-tv-actor-stub