Sam Darbyshire
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Sam Darbyshire (born 26 March 1989),[1] is a television actor best known for his role as Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He has, however, also appeared in several advertisements and had a small role in Coronation Street. He belongs to a local youth theatre group in Wigan, Willpower Youth Theatre, near to where he lives in Standish, Lancashire. Sam is represented by Inter-City Casting who also represent fellow stars Carley Stenson and Ashley Slanina-Davies.[2] In his final year of secondary school, Sam was involved in a production of the musical Grease.[3]
Sam says: "I love the idea of entertaining and being on TV. It's what I've always wanted to do. I can't wait to see how Fletch develops - his capers with Josh are hilarious!"[citation needed]
Sam attended Winstanley College, Billinge also the college of The Verve lead singer Richard Ashcroft,[4][5] Georgia Taylor [6] and fellow Hollyoaks star Carley Stenson[7][8] He has recently completed his A-levels achieveing AABB.
[edit] References
- ^ Sam Darbyshire. Facebook.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Young Actors. Inter-City Casting. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ What's it really like being 15 today?. The Guardian (2005-03-16). Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ Richard Ashcroft. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Biography. RichardAshcroft.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Biography. GeorgiaTaylor.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Make the grade to be a star. Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Winstanley College's Wikipedia page.
