Andrew Lancel

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Andrew Lancel
Andrew Lancel as Neil Manson
Born	3 August 1970 Rufford, Lancashire, England
Spouse(s)	Louise Edge (2005 - present)
Official site	http://www.andrewlancel.com
Notable roles	DI Neil Manson (The Bill)

Andrew Lancel (born 3 August 1970) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DI Neil Manson in The Bill.

[edit] Biography

Andrew Lancel was born on 3 August 1970 in Rufford, Lancashire. He started his acting career in local theatre and as a cabaret singer. He gained fame as the lead role in the groundbreaking medical series Cardiac Arrest with Helen Baxendale. Since then he has become a well established theatre and television actor and has had roles created for him in productions by Peter Gill and Russell T Davies. Lancel has appeared in the film Wide-Eyed and Legless with Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent and most recently in the film Burn playing the lead role which was created for him by the director Russell Mardell. He went from being voted the most realistic TV doctor to TV's most hated man after roles in City Central, Bad Girls and Queer as Folk. Most recently he has been on television in Nice Guy Eddie with Ricky Tomlinson and The Vice with Ken Stott.

Lancel currently stars in The Bill as DI Neil Manson. His character's most notable and memorable storyline was the 13-month long Amy Tennant MISPER case, concerning a young child who mysteriously vanished. This was also the longest ever storyline attempted in the history of The Bill. Speaking to The Sun, he says how he has been swamped by compassionate letters and emails from viewers as his character DI Neil Manson searches for the truth about missing Amy Tennant; "For me it’s been emotional to work on as it’s hard not to get involved. Missing loved ones is a major problem in today’s society."^[1]

Andrew supports Everton Football Club.^{[citation needed]}