Scott Neal

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Scott Neal
Born (1978-06-10) 10 June 1978 (age 46)
Islington, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Notable work Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Bill (1997–99; 2002–03)
EastEnders (2015)
Partner Philip O'Ferrall

Scott Neal (born 10 June 1978) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in The Bill, first in guest roles as Ryan Keating and Carl Simms and later as a regular cast member as PC Luke Ashton, and for his breakout role in landmark LGBT film Beautiful Thing . He is also known for his role in EastEnders as Jason Adams.

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Career

He entered the Anna Scher Theatre School in 1989. He debuted in The Listening on Channel Four. He has participated in other TV shows such as EastEnders , Emmerdale, Bramwell , Prime Suspect , and London's Burning . He later became a regular appearance on the British television police drama The Bill , playing PC Luke Ashton, a character coming to terms with his own sexuality. PC Ashton and Sgt. Craig Gilmore, played by Hywel Simons, shared the first romantic gay kiss between uniformed police officers on ITV (Episode No. 48 on 22 August 2002), prompting 160 complaints. [1]

He is widely recognised for having appeared in the 1996 gay drama film Beautiful Thing , where he played an abused teenager who falls for the unpopular boy next door played by Glen Berry, also a student at Anna Scher Theatre School. [2]

Scott Neal is featured in Isolation and portrays Charlie, the lead male character in The Wonderland Experience, a feature film directed by Ben Hardyment and shot on location in southern India. In addition, he has participated in the plays Yours Fondly, Zekk Baxter and Morning Glory (2001) as well as in the musical Last Song of the Nightingale (2001). [3]

In 2010 Neal was cast in Hollyoaks by former executive producer of The Bill Paul Marquess. [4]

Personal life

Scott Neal is openly gay. He is in a relationship with British media executive and businessman Philip O'Ferrall. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 EastEnders Jason Adams4 episodes
2012 Crime Stories Andrew Frank1 episode
2012 Emmerdale Solicitor for Aaron Livesy 3 episodes
2011We Need to Talk About KieranAlistairfilm
2010–2012 Hollyoaks Trevor (a.k.a. Alphonse)6 episodes
2010 Emmerdale Solicitor9 episodes
2008 Emmerdale Bob Hope's Solicitor4 episodes
2006Tug of WarMaxshort
2003The Saturday Show, BBC One [6] On-screen participant1 episode
2003SM:TV, ITV 1 [7] Guest star1 episode
2002–2003 The Bill Luke Ashton 3 episodes
2002The Wonderland ExperienceCharliefilm
2001 London's Burning Luke Jones6 episodes
1999Lily Savage's Blankety Blank, BBC One [8] On-screen participant1 episode
1998The VIBE, Channel 4 [9] On-screen participant1 episode
1998Light Lunch, Channel 4 [10] On-screen participant1 episode
1997–1999 The Bill Luke Ashton 3 episodes
1996 Beautiful Thing Ste Pearcefilm
1996 The Bill Ryan Keating1 episode
1995 London's Burning Neil6 episodes
1995 The Bill Carl Simms
1995 The Smiths Wayne SmithTV movie
1995 Bramwell Wilf4 episodes
1995 Prime Suspect Geoff1 episode
1991The Listening
1997The KnockGang Member1 episode

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