Glen Wallace

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Glen Wallace
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Wallace in 2016
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OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Television Jamie Johnson

Glen Wallace is a British actor from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, known for portraying the role of Malachy Fisher on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks .

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Career

In 2007, Wallace made his debut appearance in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Malachy Fisher. After a three-episode appearance, he was contracted as a series regular. [1] In 2010, Wallace was nominated for Best Actor and Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards. [2] Wallace quit Hollyoaks later in 2010, and made his final appearance on 18 November 2010, where his character Malachy died from serious injuries after an explosion from the local restaurant. [3] Wallace appeared in two episodes of Holby City as Andy Bryan in August 2011. [4] From 2014 to 2016, he appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as DS Cameron Bryant. [5] In December 2016, Wallace joined the Scottish soap opera River City as series regular Grieg Roth, a role he played until 2018. [6] In 2021, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lucas. [7] He has also been in Jamie Johnson since the show moved production to Wales in series 4 when he first joined playing as Duncan Jones, the manager of the football club called Phoenix FC.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2010 The British Soap Awards Best Actor HollyoaksNominated [2]
2010The British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic PerformanceHollyoaksNominated [2]
2010 TV Quick and Choice AwardsBest Soap ActorHollyoaksNominated [8]

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