Holly Weston | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Holly Weston is an English actress. She is known for her role as Ash Kane in the British television soap opera Hollyoaks . Weston also played the lead roles in feature films Filth and Wisdom and Splintered.
Weston was born in Putney, London, England. [1] Weston began acting as a child. [2] She trained in dance at the Urdang Academy, she also trained in acting at the Anna Scher Theatre before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. [3] After Weston was cast in Hollyoaks she relocated to Liverpool where the serial is filmed. [4]
In 2003 Weston appeared in Mouth to Mouth as Claire. [3] Weston was later cast as the lead role in Filth and Wisdom , which was the directorial debut of Madonna. She played Holly, a ballet dancer working as a stripper and pole dancer. The film was initially planned to be a short film, but as it was filmed it became a feature-length film. [4] Weston was later cast in the lead role in horror film Splintered, in which she played teenager Sophie. [5] Weston has also appeared in film Mouth to Mouth as Claire [3] before appearing as the corpse of Carter's wife in John Carter . [1]
Weston has also appeared as Grace in Harley Street , [1] as Sadie in Law & Order: UK , [1] as Fleur in Off the Hook , [3] as Kelly Robe in Wall of Silence, [3] as Julie in Killing Time , [3] Leah in White Heat [6] and as Lara Stone in The Impressions Show . [7]
On 5 September 2011 it was announced that Weston had been cast in a regular role in Hollyoaks as Ash Kane. [8] Weston said she was initially signed to a six-month contract, which was a "trial period". [9] Producers then decided to keep the character on. [1] For her portrayal of Ash, Weston was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2012 British Soap Awards. [10] She later received a "Best Actress" nomination at the 2012 TV Choice Awards. [11]
Weston has also done voice-over work and appeared in the music videos for "Lonely Girl" by Sandi Thom and "The Test" by Chemical Brothers. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Mouth to Mouth | Claire | |
2004 | Wall of Silence | Kelly Robe | TV Movie |
2005 | Murder in Suburbia | Holly Andrews | Episode: “Witches” |
2006 | A Love Too Tempting | Brenda | |
2006 | C**T | Laura | |
2007 | Silver Trees | Holly | |
2008 | All That's Left | ||
2008 | Filth and Wisdom | Holly | |
2008 | Harley Street | Grace | TV Series |
2009 | Off the Hook | Fleur | TV Series |
2009 | A Day with Jessie | Jessie | |
2010 | Splintered | Sophie | |
2010 | Law & Order: UK | Sadie | Episode: “Hounded” |
2011 | Gangster Kitten | Crack Girl 2 | |
2011 | The Impressions Show | Lara Stone | |
2011—2013 | Hollyoaks | Ash Kane | TV Series |
2011 | Killing Time | Julie | |
2012 | Edelweiss | Polly | |
2012 | John Carter | John Carter's Wife | |
2012 | White Heat | Leah | |
2013 | Dementamania | Laura Harrington | |
2014 | Casualty | Amy Webster | Episode: “Valentines Day Mascara” |
2015 | Assassin | Chloe | |
2015 | Howl | Ellen | |
2016 | The Collection | Flor | TV Series |
2018 | Father Brown | Lucy Dawes | Episode: “The Dance of Death” |
2018 | Await Further Instructions | Kate |