Lee Boardman | |
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Born | Stockport, England | 2 July 1972
Occupation(s) | Actor, narrator |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | Jennifer James (m. 2001) |
Children | 2 |
Lee Boardman (born 2 July 1972) is an English actor and narrator. He has appeared in the films Jack the Giant Slayer and Love's Kitchen , and the television series Rome.
Boardman played Murray Priestman in Drop Dead Gorgeous as well as the drug dealer Jez Quigley in Coronation Street . He appears as Timon the Jew in the television series Rome . He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the 2011 BBC crime-drama series Death in Paradise. [1] In 2013 he starred in the ITV1 comedy drama series Great Night Out as Hodge. [2] In 2014 he played the recurring character of Amerigo Vespucci in Da Vinci's Demons . [3]
In 2006, Lee starred in the film Fated. [4]
He was also the narrator of popular Sky 1 police documentary Road Wars and its spin off Street Wars. [1]
His BBC series Drop Dead Gorgeous won Best Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards 2008. [5]
Born in Stockport, England, in 1972, Boardman studied at Stockport College prior to winning a scholarship to the Oxford School of Drama. [6] In 2001 he married his former Coronation Street co-star Jennifer James. [7] [8] They have two children; a son born in 2004 and a daughter born 2010.
In 2013, Boardman and James launched Actor Tribe, an acting school for children and adults in Knutsford. [9] The courses focus on the complexities of being a working actor through guest tutors who are professional actors themselves. [6] Due to the success of the programme, an additional school in Heaton Mersey was opened in 2016, with Boardman and his wife, Jennifer, dividing their time between the two locations. [10]
Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
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1997 | Gold [11] | Tomkins | ITV | Appeared in: Season 3, Ep. 3, 4 "The Catch (Two Parts)" |
1997–2000 | Coronation Street [12] | Jez Quigley | ITV | Appeared in: Ep. 1.4207, 1.4730, 1.4739, 1.4745, 1.4746, 1.4747, 1.4751, 1.4886, 1.4888, 1.4890, 1.4892 |
1998 | Grafters [13] | Andy | TVBBC | Appeared in: Season 1 Ep. 5, 6 |
1999–2001 | The Bill [14] | Dave Carter/Waiter | Appeared in: Season 15, Ep. 41; Season 17, Ep. 40 | |
2000–2003 | Hotel Getaway [15] | Standup Comic, Murder Mystery Actor, Promo Video Director | ITV | Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 3; Season 2, Ep. 4, 5 |
2003-2009 | Road Wars [16] | Narrator | Broadcast on Sky 1 | |
2003 | Holby City [17] | Peter Gaskell | BBC | Appeared in: Series 5, Ep. 24 |
2004 | Dalziel and Pascoe [18] [19] | Sgt. Brian Skinner | BBC | Appeared in: Season 8, Ep. 1 "A Game of Soldiers" |
2004 | Making Waves [20] [21] | Leading Chef | ITV | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1 |
2005 | Street Wars [22] | Narrator | Broadcast on Sky 1 | |
2005–2007 | Rome [23] | Timon | BBC/HBO | Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11; Season 2 (All) |
2006 | Longford [24] | Talk Show Host | HBO | Made for TV Movie |
2006–2007 | Drop Dead Gorgeous [25] | Murray Priestman | BBC | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1–4; Series 2, Ep. 1–4, 6 |
2009 | Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire [26] | Stygian Assassin | Comedy Central | Appeared in Season 1, Ep. 1-2 |
2009 | Moving On [27] | Colin | BBC | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 2 |
2009 | The Street [14] | Bomber | BBC | Appeared in: Series, Ep. 6 |
2009 | Blue Murder [28] | Donnie Shoreham | ITV | Appeared in: Series 5, Ep. 2 |
2010 | Ladies of Letters [29] | Damon | ITV | Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1-7 |
2011 | Midsomer Murders [30] | Matt Rowntree | ITV | Appeared in: Series 14, Ep. 3 |
2011 | Trollied [31] | Craig Fallon | Sky One | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 6 |
2011 | Death in Paradise [1] | Samuel King | BBC | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 5 |
2011 | Little Crackers [32] | Reg | Sky One | Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 9 |
2012 | Secrets and Words [33] | Jimmy | BBC | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4 |
2013 | Great Night Out [2] | Paddy "Hodge" Hodgkinson | ITV | Series 1 |
2013 | Playhouse Presents [34] | Lenny | Sky Arts | Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1 "Hey Diddly Dee" |
2014 | Inspector George Gently [35] | Todd Stretch | BBC | Appeared in: Series 6, Ep. 2 |
2014 | Da Vinci's Demons [3] | Amerigo Vespucci | Starz | Appeared in: Season 2, Ep. 2–5, 9 |
2015 | Sun Trap [17] | Elton Juan | BBC | Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 5 |
2015 | The Interceptor [36] | Xavier | BBC | Appeared in: Series 1 |
2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands [37] | Hane | ITV | Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 6-12 |
2016 | Boomers [38] | Matt | BBC | Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 2 "Matt & Seb" |
2016 | The Five [39] | Jay Newman | Sky 1 | Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 |
2017 | In the Dark [40] | Kevin Sherwood | BBC | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4 |
2017 | Bancroft [1] | George Morris | ITV | Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1–4 |
2018 | The Last Kingdom | Guthlac | BBC America/Netflix | Appeared in: Season 3, Ep.7 |
2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Arron Banks | Channel 4/HBO | |
2019–2020 | Absentia | Holt Thompson | ||
2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole | Brian Daniels | ITV | Series 1 |
2022 | Andor | Kravas adretter | Disney+ | Appeared in: Ep.1 |
TBA | The Crow Girl | David White | Paramount+ | Filming [41] |
Year | Title | Character | Notes |
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2000 | P.O.V. [8] | Shaun | |
2002 | Sleep My Love [13] | Tramp | Short Film |
2006 | Fated [4] | Jack | |
2010 | London Boulevard | Lee | |
2010 | The Story of F*** [42] | Gilford Bell | |
2011 | Leila [43] | Paul | |
2011 | Love's Kitchen [44] | Loz | |
2011 | Being Sold [45] | Chris Hope | |
2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer [46] | Badger | |
2015 | Monochrome [47] [48] | Agent Walcott | Independent Film |
2016 | The Young Messiah [49] | Roman Squad Leader | |
2017 | Tremor Cordis | Ricky | Short Film |
2017 | Mum [50] | Carl | Independent Short Film |
2018 | Peterloo [51] | Nadin's Constable | Directed by Mike Leigh |
2019 | The Runaways [52] | Blythe | In Post Production |
2022 | Memory | Mauricio | |
2022 | Enola Holmes 2 | Mr. Bill Crouch |
Year | Title | Character | Notes |
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2011 | The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings [53] | Additional Voices | |
2011 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine [53] | Alexander/Imperial Guardsman | |
2012 | Assassin's Creed III [53] | Additional Voices | |
2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag [53] | Additional Voices | |
2014 | Assassin's Creed: Unity [53] | Additional Voices | |
2014 | Assassin's Creed: Rogue [53] | Additional Voices | |
2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone [53] | Vlodimir von Everec | English Version |
2017 | Assassin's Creed: Origins [53] | Voice Talent | |
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