| Lee Otway | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lee Otway 4 January 1982 Bradford, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994-present |
Lee Otway (born 4 January 1982, Bradford) is an English actor best known for his role as David "Bombhead" Burke in the British television drama Hollyoaks.
A keen singer, Otway has also appeared in Stars in Their Eyes and Abbamania 2 and was a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar. In 2006 he featured in reality TV show Love Island.
Contents |
Otway joined the cast of Chester-based soap Hollyoaks in 2001 as the best friend of Lee Hunter. His character, Bombhead, was an eccentric character who dabbled in various careers, including a magician, a chef and a priest, before leaving in 2005 to join the circus with his recently-discovered father, who was a clown.
In 2004, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the National Television awards, as well as being nominated for a host of well respected categories at the 2005 British Soap Awards.
Otway previously appeared in another top-rated British drama Heartbeat.
(April 2008) He is currently his feature film debut Breathe opposite Zara Dawson and Ricci Harnett.
It was announced in March 2008 that he will be starring in a new British film Mixed Up alongside Adele Silva, Billy Murray and Terry Stone. Mixed Up is Executive Produced by Martin Kemp
Otway also has a background in singing. He has toured the U.K in Andrew lloyd Webbers' 'Evita'. He performed as Richard Marx on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes and won the competition, and in 2006 did extremely well in the television competition Soapstar Superstar due to his large fanbase with £45,000 being made from his votelines. Some said his performance of Richard Marx's hit Right Here Waiting was almost as good as the original. Otway has said he would not mind having a career as a professional singer, and is currently recording songs with mentions of a record deal in the pipeline.
In 2006, Otway appeared on ITV's show, Love Island. Where he fell for ex-playboy bunny Colleen Shannon. Upon rejection from the model, Lee had an embarrassing tantrum on live television. This culminated in a rather amusing outburst in the beach hut. The reason for his outburst was that he had "invested feelings" in Colleen thus making him say "I feel awful".
Otway currently lives in Sheffield.
A keen charity supporter, he recently ran for Sport Relief.
Shared a flat with Chris Brosnan, son of actor Pearce Brosnan
He currently runs a drama school called Screenworks in Mansfield and Chesterfield with Marc Jordan.