Ashley Margolis | |
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| Born | Ashley Howard Margolis 31 October 1993 Bury, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Kelly Clare (2022-Present) |
Ashley Margolis (born 31 October 1993) is an English actor. Margolis began acting from an early age and secured his first stage role in 2002. From 2009 to 2012, he played the regular role of Ricky Campbell in the British soap opera Hollyoaks . After he left the series, Margolis continued to secure guest roles in British television shows and radio plays. Margolis has also pursued a theatre career and provided voice overs for video games. In 2023, he played the co-lead role in the short film Two Minutes, which won a British Film Institute award.
Margolis is originally from Whitefield, Greater Manchester and was born to parents, Lindy and Robert Margolis. [1] [2] He attended King David Primary School in Prestwich. [1] Magolis' family were already involved in amateur dramatics and this led him into the profession. [3] Aged six, Margolis played his first stage role for the musical Oliver! with the Jewish Theatre Company. [2] [3] Aged eight, he was attending the Oldham Theatre Workshop ran by David Johnson. [1] [2] Margolis secured his first prominent stage acting role in 2002. He played Chip in Disney national tour of Beauty and the Beast . [1] [4] He later enrolled at the Manchester Grammar School to complete his studies. [1] It was during this time Margolis secured the regular role of the character, Ricky Campbell in the British soap opera Hollyoaks . [1] He left the role in March 2012. [5] [6] [7] From his experiences working on Hollyoaks, Margolis decided he wanted to further pursue acting and chose to leave. He became a jobbing actor and worked for providing voice overs for film and advertisements. [2] He also secured work on Radio Four in their radio plays to gain a more varied acting experience and acted alongside Glenda Jackson and Ian McKellen. [2] Margolis appeared with the latter in the radio series adaptation of Paradise Lost , playing Adam. [8]
In 2013, he appeared as Josh in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls . [9] In 2014, he appeared as Todd Magellen in the soap opera, Doctors . [10] In 2016, he appeared in the BBC period detective series, Father Brown as Jackie. [11]
In June 2021, Margolis played the role of Owen Robeson in BBC drama series, Casualty . [12] He also played the main role of Gary in the series, The VAR Room. [13] In September 2021, he portrayed the role of Nick Meadows in an episode of Doctors. [14] That year he also played Marcus in the film, A Christmas Number One. [4] [15]
In 2022, Margolis played the stage role of Liam Haber in the The Arts Theatre revival of Bad Jews . [16] In 2023, Margolis played the co-lead role in the short film, Two Minutes. It received the "Audience Award for Best Short Film" at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. [4] [17] In 2024, Margolis took the role of in crime drama series, Silent Witness . [18] [19] In early 2025, Margolis secured the role of Richard Dreyfuss in a national tour of the production, The Shark Is Broken . [1] In September 2025, Margolis played Darwin in the stage production The Billionaire Inside Your Head at Hampstead Theatre. [20]
Margolis married actress Kelly Clare on 11 August 2022. [21]
| Year | Programme | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2012 | Hollyoaks | Ricky Campbell | Regular role |
| 2011 | Hollyoaks Later | Ricky Campbell | Regular role |
| 2013 | Some Girls | Josh | Guest role |
| 2013 | Living the Dream | Ashley | Film role |
| 2014 | Doctors | Todd Magellan | Guest role |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Jackie | Guest role |
| 2016 | Comedy Playhouse | Jacko | Guest role |
| 2018 | The City and the City | Vanya | Guest role |
| 2019 | Holby City | Brody Lyttle | Guest role |
| 2020 | So Awkward | Hugo | Guest role |
| 2021 | Casualty | Owen Robeson | Guest role |
| 2021 | The VAR Room | Gary | Regular role |
| 2021 | Doctors | Nick Meadows | Guest role |
| 2021 | A Christmas Number One | Marcus | Film role |
| 2022 | Vikingskool | Erik Fourchebarbe | Regular role |
| 2023 | Two Minutes | Gunman | Short film |
| 2023 | The Doll's House | Woody | Short film |
| 2024 | Silent Witness | Haidar Alam | Guest role |
| 2024 | Brassic | Colin | Guest role |
| 2024 | Still Life | Callum | Short film |
| TBA | Odd Squad | Kyronblixit | Guest role |
| Year | Programme | Character | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aliyah | Oscar | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2015 | Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola | Silvere | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2016 | Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky | Bernard | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Ann Veronica | Teddy | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Val McDermid - Resistance | Will | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | The Book of Yehudit | Daniel | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Human Resources | Trainee | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | MetaphorMoses | Matthew, Moishe | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Hull 2017: Lamanby | Jeremy Wren | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2018 | Paradise Lost | Adam | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2021 | Women in Love | Loerke | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2022-2023 | Trust | Tim | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2024 | Franz and Felice | Franz | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2025 | Lenin Forever! | Boris | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2025 | Marcovaldo | Fiordaligi / Godifredo | BBC Radio 4 |
| Year | Video game | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 | Timmy Mouskovitz | Voice |
| 2016 | Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | Wiggins | Voice |
| 2017 | The Pillars of the Earth | Symond / Civilians | Voice |
| 2017 | Nine Parchments | Cornelius Crownsteed | Voice |
| 2019 | Blasphemous | Jocinero | Voice |
| 2019 | Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince | Cornelius Crownsteed | Voice |
| 2020 | Demon's Souls | Playable Fighter | Voice |
| Year | Play | Character | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bad Jews | Liam Haber | The Arts Theatre |
| 2022 | The Band's Visit | Telephone Guy | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2025 | The Shark Is Broken | Richard Dreyfuss | UK & Ireland Tour |
| 2025 | The Billionaire Inside Your Head | Darwin | Hampstead Theatre |