Oliver Farnworth
Biography
Born August 5, 1982, Farnworth was brought up just outside Halifax in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, but moved to Sidmouth in Devon when he was fifteen.[1] He trained at the Bristol Old Vic.[1]
Before appearing in Hollyoaks, Farnworth appeared on stage in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe[1] and in The London Plays, written by Ed Hime and directed by Kelly Wilkinson.[1] He has also appeared in three episodes of ITV1's 1960s medical drama The Royal, playing a character called Nev Cartwright.[2]
In 2008 Farnworth played the leading role in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning at the Harrogate Theatre,[3] and Lysander with the British Shakespeare Company in A Midsummer Night's Dream [1].[2] In 2009 he appeared in The Merchant of Venice at Penshurst Place Gardens in Kent.[2]
In April 2010 Farnworth appeared in the West End production of Holding the Man at the Trafalgar Studios.[4]
In 2014 he played Florian Dupont, a Belgian refugee, in the TV series Mr. Selfridge before joining the cast of Coronation Street as Andy Carver.
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Feature:Introducing... Oliver Farnworth", officiallondontheatre.co.uk, 4 May 2010, retrieved 2011-01-03
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Read, Caroline (2009) "The Merchant Of Venice at Penshurst Place in Kent", thisissussex.co.uk, 17 July 2009, retrieved 2011-01-03
- ↑ Loffill, Sheila (2008) "Don't Miss This Powerful Play", Harrogate Advertiser, 29 February 2008, retrieved 2011-01-03
- ↑ Baynes, Valkerie (2010) "Jane Turner Sticks Close to Home for West End Debut", Sydney Morning Herald, 16 April 2010, retrieved 2011-01-03