Ashley Rice

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Ashley Rice
Born
Ashley Taylor-Rhys

(1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38)
Birmingham, England
Education Birmingham School of Acting [1] [2]
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Television Tracy Beaker Returns
Doctors

Ashley Rice (born Ashley Taylor-Rhys; 14 January 1986) is an English actor, known for his role as Sid Vere on the BBC soap opera Doctors . For his role as Sid, Rice has been nominated for various accolades including Newcomer at the 21st National Television Awards and the British Soap Award for Best Actor in 2017, 2018 and 2019. 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 2009, when he appeared in the drama film An Education . [1] He then made brief appearances in British television series including Hope Springs , Emmerdale and Hustle . [3] Then in 2009, he made his stage debut as Curio in a production of Twelfth Night , [4] He has since made appearances in productions of War Horse at the Royal National Theatre, [5] [6] Yellow Moon [1] 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. I had a help from the directors in finding and using Sid's nervous energy, one in particular springs to mind." [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]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 An Education Petrol AttendantFilm
2009 Hope Springs Chris O'NeillEpisode: "1.4"
2010 The Gemma Factor DomMain role [13]
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 Series regular
2018Shining TorDylanShort film
2019 This Morning HimselfGuest

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 National Television Awards NewcomerLonglisted [14] [15]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Actor Longlisted [10]
2018British Soap AwardsBest ActorLonglisted [11]
2019 Screen Nation Awards Male Performance in TVNominated [16]
2019 RTS Midlands Awards Best Male Acting PerformanceNominated [17]
2019British Soap AwardsBest ActorLonglisted [12]
2023British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Longlisted [18]

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