Oscar Lloyd

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Oscar Lloyd
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 28)
Seaford, East Sussex, England
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Oscar Lloyd (born 16 September 1997) [1] [2] is a British actor best known for his role as Will Wylde in Emmerdale .

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Career

Lloyd started his acting career by appearing in television commercials. [3] He was cast as David in the 2008 BBC drama, Hancock and Joan . [4] In November 2008, a reporter for the Eastbourne Herald announced Lloyd had been cast in a Disney Channel production called Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show alongside Michael Selwood. [1] The show "pays homage" to the animated comedy series Phineas and Ferb and sees Lloyd and Selwood solve everyday problems. [1] Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show began airing from 3 November 2008. [1] It was later renewed for a second series, which began airing on 10 April 2009. [3]

On 19 January 2009, Kris Green of Digital Spy reported Lloyd had been cast as Will Wylde in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . [5] Lloyd also appeared in season two of Lark Rise to Candleford as Sydney, the studious, ten-year-old son of James Dowland. [6] For his portrayal of Will, Lloyd received a nomination for Best Young Actor at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards. [7] In August 2010, it was announced Lloyd would be departing Emmerdale. The actor made the decision to leave on his own accord. [8]

2011 saw Lloyd feature in "The Curse of the Black Spot", the third episode of the sixth series of Doctor Who . Lloyd played the role of Toby, the son of a pirate captain played by Hugh Bonneville. [9] Lloyd later featured as Toby in the seventh episode, "A Good Man Goes to War". [10] From January 2012, Lloyd began playing Ryan in children's television series 4 O'Clock Club . [11] The actor appeared as Gabriel in the BBC drama, One Night, which began airing in March 2012. [12] From April 2012, Lloyd began filming a role for the BBC drama, Blandings . [13]

In 2023, Lloyd was confirmed to be playing Jim Hopper in the Stranger Things prequel stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow . The play will premiere on November 17, 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre in London. [14]

Acting credits

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Hancock and Joan David
2008–09Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club ShowOscar
2009 Lark Rise to Candleford SydneyEpisode: 2.12
2009–11 Emmerdale Will Wylde Series regular
2011 Doctor Who Toby AveryEpisode: "The Curse of the Black Spot"
Episode: "A Good Man Goes to War"
2011 Doctors Andy EbdenEpisode: "The Sharpest Cut"
2012–14 4 O'Clock Club RyanSeries regular
2012One NightGabriel
2013 Blandings George
2015 The Coroner Matt WickensEpisode 1.1 "First Love"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Stranger Things: The First Shadow Jim Hopper Phoenix Theatre, London's West End

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Oscar, 11, hosts his own Disney show". Eastbourne Herald . Johnston Press. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Oscar Lloyd [@oscar_lloyd] (16 September 2014). "Happy birthday to me" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2015– via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 "Seaford boy stars in Disney show". Mid Sussex Times . Johnston Press. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hancock and Joan". BBC. 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Green, Kris (19 January 2009). "Wylde kids cast in 'Emmerdale'". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  6. ↑ O'Donovan, Gerard (12 March 2009). "Other TV Highlights: Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Wightman, Catriona (13 July 2010). "In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2010 Nominees". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  8. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (23 August 2010). "Another 'Emmerdale' departure confirmed". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  9. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (8 May 2011). "'Doctor Who' review: 'The Curse of the Black Spot'". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "A Good Man Goes to War – Credits". BBC. 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "4 O'Clock Club". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ted". BBC. 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Latest news". The Theatre Workshop. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  14. ↑ Porter, Rick (20 September 2023). "'Stranger Things' Stage Play Sets Cast, Opening Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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