Elliot Balchin

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Elliot Balchin
Born (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Elliot Balchin (born 30 June 1990) is a British actor who has had roles in various British television series.

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Early life and career

In 1999, Balchin joined a Nottingham drama workshop run by ITV and remained for ten years. From 2006 until 2009 he also participated in the National Theatre Connections scheme. In 2009 he began a three-year acting course at LAMDA. [1]

In 2002, he secured a stage role in Ethel and Ernest at the Nottingham Playhouse. [2] Balchin has had roles in the BBC medical shows Doctors and Casualty plus the ITV dramas Bernard's Watch and Peak Practice . [3] In 2008, he appeared in the short film titled Lamb playing Johnny. [4]

In January 2013, Balchin tweeted that he had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . It was later confirmed that he would play the role of Kevin Foster. [5] On 20 August 2013, Balchin revealed that he would be returning to Hollyoaks for a guest appearance. [6] In 2017, Balchin played Private Peters in the film Journey's End . [4] In 2018, Balchin appeared in Holby City the episode "Family Ties" as Dan Chambers. [7] In 2020, Balchin appeared as Leather Jacket in the British film Solitary . [8] In 2021, Balchin appeared in the film Off Your Head. [9] Balchin also played Frank Sprague in an episode of The Engineering That Built The World. [10]

Filmography

TitleRole
Peak Practice Owen
Doctors Jamie
Bernard's Watch Sam
Casualty Luke
The Tulse Luper SuitcaseEric
LambJohnny
TimelarksBilic Pertrovsky
PrivateJake
Strange MeetingsPrivate Austin
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumHero
Hollyoaks Kevin Foster
Journey's End Private Peters
Holby City Dan Chambers
Solitary Leather Jacket
Off Your HeadN/A
The Engineering That Built The WorldFrank Sprague
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References

  1. 1 2 "Elliot Balchin" (PDF). London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . LAMDA Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Archive for Ethel and Ernest at Playhouse, Nottingham. 2002". uktw.co.uk. UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Elliot Balchin". unitedagents.co.uk. United Agents LLP. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Elliot Balchin". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (15 January 2013). "'Hollyoaks' spoiler and rumour roundup: Mercedes, Doug, Brendan". Digital Spy . Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (20 August 2013). "'Hollyoaks' return for Kevin Foster". Digital Spy . Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "BBC One – Holby City, Series 20, Family Ties, Someone's Got A Crush". BBC. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Solitary". TV Guide . Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lots of blood and effects added to action film off your head". aldeavfx.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Engineering That Built the World · Season 1 Episode 5 · Race to the Underground". Plex . 7 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Elliot Balchin". Twenty-Nine Five. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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