Brian Bovell
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Brian Bovell (born October 26, 1959) is a British actor. He was born in London.
He has regularly appeared on British television since 1980, and also appeared in the play Where There Is Darkness in 1981, winning the 1982 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor of 1981 for his performance. He starred with Gary Olsen in the 1986 TV series Prospects about 2 unemployed lads in the Docklands trying their hand at anything to make a 'few bob'.
Some of his most famous roles have been DC Rob Thatcher in The Bill, Jez Littlewood in Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, and Detective Andy Sharp in My Dad's the Prime Minister.
It was recently announced that he would be playing Leo Valentine in Hollyoaks from Summer 2006.
[edit] External links
- Brian Bovell at the Internet Movie Database
- Rob Thatcher's character page on The Bill's official website