Ashley Rice

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Ashley Rice
Born
Ashley Taylor Rice

(1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38)
Birmingham, England
Other namesAshley Taylor-Rhys
Education Birmingham School of Acting [1] [2]
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Television Tracy Beaker Returns
Doctors

Ashley Taylor Rice (born 29 May 1986) is an English actor, known for his role as Sid Vere on the BBC soap opera Doctors . For his role as Sid, Rice was nominated for various accolades including Newcomer at the 21st National Television Awards and the British Soap Award for Best Actor three times. Prior to appearing in Doctors, Rice appeared in series including The Gemma Factor and portrayed the role of Seth Foreman in Tracy Beaker Returns .

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Career

Rice made his professional acting debut in 2007, when he appeared in a stage production of War Horse with the National Theatre. [3] [4] Then in 2009, he appeared in the drama film An Education . [1] He then made brief appearances in British television series including Hope Springs , Emmerdale and Hustle . [5] That same year, he returned to theatre as Curio in a production of Twelfth Night . [6] He then appeared in the stage productions Yellow Moon and Amid the Clouds. [1] From 2011 to 2012, Rice appeared in six episodes of the CBBC sitcom Tracy Beaker Returns as Seth Foreman. [1]

In April 2015, Rice began portraying the role of Sid Vere in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors . [7] [8] When asked for his opinion on his character, Rice stated: "He's so annoying, isn't he? I annoy myself playing him sometimes. And despite being quite bright he can completely miss the point sometimes. But he does have a good heart and only wants to do his best." [9] For his portrayal of Sid, Rice was longlisted for Best Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019. [10] [11] [12] He also received a nomination for the British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer in 2023. [13] In October 2023, it was announced that BBC had cancelled Doctors. Rice portrayed Sid until its final episode, which aired on 14 November 2024. [14] [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 An Education Petrol AttendantFilm
2009 Hope Springs Chris O'NeillEpisode: "1.4"
2010 The Gemma Factor DomMain role [16]
2010 Doctors Gaz TempletonGuest role; 6 episodes
2010 Emmerdale Nick Crosby1 episode
2011 Hustle Call Centre GuyEpisode: "Old Sparks Come New"
2011–2012 Tracy Beaker Returns Seth Foreman Recurring role; 6 episodes
2012 I, Anna P.C. ChildsFilm
2014 The Dumping Ground Survival Files Seth Foreman1 episode
2015–2024Doctors Sid Vere Regular role
2018Shining TorDylanShort film
2019 This Morning HimselfGuest

Stage

YearTitleRoleCompanyRef.
Un­knownAmid the CloudsUn­knownUn­known [1]
Yellow Moon [1]
2007 War Horse Ned Warren National Theatre Live [17]
2009 Twelfth Night Curio Royal Shakespeare Company [6]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 National Television Awards NewcomerLonglisted [18] [19]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Actor Longlisted [10]
2018British Soap AwardsBest ActorLonglisted [11]
2019 Screen Nation Awards Male Performance in TVNominated [20]
2019 RTS Midlands Awards Best Male Acting PerformanceNominated [21]
2019British Soap AwardsBest ActorLonglisted [12]
2023British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Longlisted [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Acting Graduates". Royal Birmingham Conservatoire . Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ashley Taylor-Rhys". BBA Shakespeare. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ashley Rice". Spotlight . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ashley Rice: Quick Fire Questions". BBC . 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ashley Taylor-Rhys". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 "The Royal Shakespeare Company's Twelfth Night Transfers to West End". Broadway.com . 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Mill gets a new trainee". What's on TV . Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "BBC One - Doctors - Sid Vere". BBC . Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ashley Rice Interview". BBC . Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. 1 2 "British Soap Awards 2017 – find out who's on the longlist". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  11. 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel. "British Soap Awards 2018 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. 1 2 Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Kitson, Calli (20 October 2023). "Doctors star Kia Pegg reveals heartbreaking moment cast were told the show has been axed". Metro . Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Scotsman Passions: I'm feeling pretty sick at the demise of BBC soap Doctors". The Scotsman . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "The Gemma Factor characters". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Whinnying ways: War Horse on stage". The Guardian . 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  18. ↑ Harp, Justin (16 October 2019). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "National Television Awards 2016: Manchester features heavily in nominee list". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  20. ↑ "Screen Nation Hall of Fame 2020". Screen Nation . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "RTS Midlands Awards 2019". RTS Awards . Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  22. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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