Martin Cole
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Martin Cole is a British actor who began his career early as a child growing up in Cardiff, South Wales. By the time he reached college, where he studied performing arts, he had already played lead roles in award winning theatre productions and worked in television and radio.
Following college Martin was a member of Welsh rap group "Best Shot".[1] They had success in the UK charts before breaking up in 1995.
In 1995 Martin moved to London to continue pursuing his acting career. Ironically his first big break came in 1997 when he went back to Wales to shoot the BBC Wales drama series "Tiger Bay".[2] One year later Martin made his London stage debut in the Roy Williams multi-award-winning play "Starstruck". As the lead character Dennis, Martin shone and his performance and the play received critical acclaim.[3]
Within a couple of years Martin became a familiar face on British television. Appearing in many shows including Casualty, Spooks, Dream Team,[1] Red Cap, Holby City[4] and the cult Sky One show "Mile High". He also appeared in movies, including: "Buffalo Soldiers" (2001), with Joaquin Phoenix[5] and "Dead Cool" (2004), as the lover of Rosanna Arquette.[6]
In 2005 Martin moved to Los Angeles.
In 2007 he was named by the Western Mail as the 29th sexiest man in Wales.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Wales' 50 sexiest men revealed", icWales, 2007-10-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ "I'D DAI TO BE IN FRIENDS; MARTIN COLE", The Daily Mirror, 1997-08-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Morley, Sheridan. "No Breathing Space in Hare's Update of 'La Ronde' : Kidman and the Classic", International Herald Tribune, 1998-09-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ "The day Tamzin made me weak at the knees; FACE TO FACE MARTIN COLE", Western Mail, 2001-12-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Martin Cole: Filmography. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Dead Cool", [[Variety (magazine)|]], 2005-08-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
