Lee Ross (actor)

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Lee Ross
Born1971 (age 5253)
Luton, England
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Lee Ross (born 1971) is an English actor known for his roles as nice guy Kenny Phillips in the classic CITV dramedy Press Gang and as the violent and sadistic Owen Turner in the BBC soap opera EastEnders . He is also known for his work in the drama series Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest , Secrets & Lies , The Catherine Tate Show and BBC sitcom White Gold.

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Career

Prior to his first acting role, Lee Ross attended Stockwood High School, Luton. He first became a familiar face on British television in 1983 as one of the children in a Colgate commercial which featured a parody of the hit Madness song Baggy Trousers . His first acting role was as Fat Sam in Micky Dolenz' West End production of Bugsy Malone . He then went on to play Dodger in the TV series Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest , which was a spin-off from the series Dramarama . The series ran from 1985 till 1986. He next played Kenny Phillips in Press Gang from 1989 to 1991.

He also had lead roles in two films in 1990, playing Bryan in Amongst Barbarians and Phil in Sweet Nothing. He also had small roles in Buddy's Song in 1990, playing Jason, and in the 1999 film Rogue Trader , playing Danny.

He had another lead role in the movie Hard Men playing the part of a gangster and in 1995 he played Gumbo in the film I.D.

In 1991 he played Justin Parrish, the son of Jim Broadbent's character, in Work!. In 1992 and 1993 he had roles in The Guilty, Between the Lines , Casualty , Westbeach , The Bill and The Upper Hand . He had many more roles in the late 1990s including Trial & Retribution

He played Paul, the boyfriend of Roxanne (Cynthia Purley's daughter) in the critically acclaimed 1996 Mike Leigh film Secrets & Lies, appearing in just white briefs in his opening scene. He provided the voice for Hawkbit in all three television series of the 1999 Watership Down series.

He has appeared on The Catherine Tate Show in many sketches, working alongside Catherine Tate and Niky Wardley. He has also had many guest roles in a variety of television shows, including Waking the Dead , Hustle , Jericho , M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team and recurring roles in Mutual Friends and Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes .

In 2018, Ross starred as retired drag queen Hugo Battersby/ Loco Chanelle in the hit West End musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie .

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1990 Amongst Barbarians Bryan
1991 Buddy's Song Jason
1992Life's a GasShort film
1994The CraneYoung Man 2
1995 I.D. Gumbo
The HurtingBull
1996Black EyesTony
Secrets & Lies Paul
Hard Men Speed
The English Patient Spalding
1997 Metroland Toni Barbarowski
The Island on Bird Street Freddy
1998VigoOscar Levy
1999Five Seconds to Spare
Dropouts
Rogue Trader Danny Argyropoulos
Dreaming of Joseph LeesHarry
2000JumpWilly
Secret SocietyKen
2004Billy's Day OutDave
2005 Goal! Bluto
2009OriginJimmy HolmesPost-production
2010CenturionSeptus
2013 Locke PC Davidsvoice
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Grey motion capture
2016 ID2: Shadwell Army Gumbo
Dusty and MeBill
2017Bikini BlueSergeant Daldry
2018 Farming Jack Carpenter
2021 A Castle for Christmas Thomas

TV

YearShowRoleNotes
1984 Dramarama Dodger1 episode: "Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest"
1985–1986 Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest DodgerSeries regular
1989–1991 Press Gang Kenny Phillips Series regular
1990Sweet NothingPhil
1991Work!Justin Parrish
The Bill Mace1 episode: "Stress Rules"
ShrinksPaul Carter1 episode: "1.6"
1992The GuiltyTommy
Between the Lines Michael Brandell1 episode: "Out of the Game"
Casualty Dave1 episode: "Money Talks"
1993 Westbeach Chris CromerRecurring
The Bill Neil Simpson1 episode: "Trust"
The Upper Hand Gary Grant1 episode: "The Price Is Right"
1995 Shine on Harvey Moon RoyRecurring
1996 Casualty Ray1 episode: "Land of Hopes"
1997 Trial & Retribution Peter James2 episodes: "1.1" and "1.2"
1998Only LoveTechnician
1999 Playing the Field Ryan PrattRecurring from Episode "2.1" to "4.3"
DockersAndy Walton
Tube Tales Male Reveller
Watership Down Hawkbit (voice)39 episode television series
2001 Waking the Dead Christopher Redford2 episodes: "Every Breath You Take" (parts 1 & 2)
2003 Where the Heart Is Gary Frasier1 episode: "The Need of You"
2004DunkirkSgt Moore
Hustle Ray Fordham1 episode: "The Last Gamble"
2004–2007 The Catherine Tate Show PaulSeries regular
2005 M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team Andy Nash1 episode: "2.4"
Jericho Louis4 part series
2006 Life on Mars DCI Litton2 episodes: "1.3" and "1.6"
The Family ManGary
Mutual Friends Harry Seed6 part series; recurring
2009 Moses Jones Mick Mahoney3 part series; recurring
2007 & 2009 Robin Hood Sir Jasper2 episodes: "Walkabout" and "Total Eclipse"
2006 & 2009 EastEnders Owen Turner Series regular
2010 The Persuasionists Cockney Jim1 episode: "Cockney Cheese"
Ashes to Ashes DCI Litton1 episode: "3.5"
2011 Doctor Who Boatswain1 episode: "The Curse of the Black Spot"
Coming UpJim1 episode: "Geronimo"
Midsomer Murders Sergeant Trevor Gibson1 episode: "The Sleeper Under the Hill"
2012 Titanic Barnes4-part series
Flikken Maastricht IRA killer Gerry Utters (better known as Bran Collins)Dutch police drama
2014The DriverKev Mitchell3-part series
2017 Silent Witness Tommy McAteerEpisode: "Covenant"
2017 White Gold Ronnie Farrell
2017 STAR Buddy Bruce
2018 Farming Jack
2021 Andor KlorisEpisode 4, 5

Video games

YearShowRoleNotes
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion Nigel CassVoice

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