| Warren Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Warren Brown 11 May 1978  Warrington, Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice Over, Former Thai Boxer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Warren Brown (born 11 May 1978 in Warrington, Cheshire) is an English actor and former professional thaiboxer, well known for his role as Andy Holt in teen soap Hollyoaks and Lee Hibbs in the 3 Part Series BBC Drama Occupation written by Peter Bowker
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Hollyoaks
Following his role in Shameless, Warren won arguably his most famous role to date, as evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's teen soap opera Hollyoaks. Despite being 27 at the time, it was said his youthful good looks helped him win the role of the student. Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Most Spectacular Scene and Best Exit at the 2006 British Soap Awards.[1]
Brown's character Holt eventually reached his demise in February 2006.
2006-present
Brown, meanwhile, won a role in the short-lived ITV1 show Jane Hall in the summer of 2006. This was then followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in ITV's Mobile. Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of Casualty. In September 2007 he starred in the second series of BBC 3's Grownups, playing barman, Alex Salade and has played the part since.[2] In the 2009 Comic Relief Special of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, which was a cross over between Grownups, Two Pints and Coming of Age, he played Alex again.
In 2008 Brown was the voiceover for the film trailer on the soon to be released Gomez: A true story based on the life of boxer Michael Gomez and starring Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher.[3] In October 2008, Brown played the role of Marky in E4's zombie drama Dead Set.[4] In November 2008 he appeared in Casualty, but not playing the same character as he did in 2007. In 2009 Brown appeared in the three part BBC TV Iraq war drama Occupation, alongside James Nesbitt and Stephen Graham[5] Recently he has appeared in two episodes of The Bill playing Jake Clegg, who is a part of the operation of trafficking young girls illegally. These episodes were titled "The Forgotten Child".
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