Sol Heras

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Sol Heras
Born (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 34)
Cheshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2007–2016
Television Coronation Street (2012–2013)

Sol Heras (born 8 October 1987) is an English actor. He was the second actor to portray the character Ryan Connor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street , from 2012 until 2013. He replaced Ben Thompson, and in turn was replaced by Ryan Prescott in 2018.

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Early life

Heras was born on 8 October 1987, and raised in Cheshire. [1]

Career

In 2007, he was cast in the scripted talent show drama Rock Rivals as one of the contestants, Luke Ellis. [2] He replaced a previous unnamed actor at the filming stages. [3] The series aired in 2008 and was the actor's first television appearance. [2] Unlike co-star Holly Quin-Ankrah, Heras did not provide his character's singing voice. For the singing sequences Heras's voice was dubbed by that of Swedish session singer Emil Heiling.[ citation needed ] Heras however, was still given vocal coaching and was taught how to lip-sync. [2] Following his role in Rock Rivals Heras was cast in the feature horror film Splintered as a "stoner" and "chilled out character who doesn't really care". [4]

He also appeared in two episodes of the third series of Hollyoaks Later , a late night spin-off from the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , as Dean Stanley. [5] In 2010, he played Zavi in the fifth episode of BBC Three situational comedy The Gemma Factor . [6]

In May 2012, it was confirmed that Heras had been cast in the role of Ryan Connor in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street . [5] He became the second actor to portray the role, as he replaced Ben Thompson, who declined the opportunity to reprise his role, having been axed two years previously. [7] Series producer, Phil Collinson, described Heras as "a brilliant young actor" and that he was "excited to welcome him to the cast". [5] Heras received a positive reception amongst journalists, but on 21 July 2013, just after a year taking on the role, Heras announced his departure from the show, leaving the programme at the end of his contract. [8]

The character returned to Coronation Street in May 2018, but not portrayed by Heras. [9] Instead, former Emmerdale actor Ryan Prescott replaced him, after new producer Kate Oates decided to recast the role. [10]

In the 2014 film Viking - The Berserkers (forthcoming), Sol Heras takes the lead role. This film heads back to the Dark Ages when a group of five young Saxons are captured by a clan of fearsome Viking warriors, used as prey in a ritualistic manhunt. High on a potion that turns them "berserk", the brutal hunters are soon on the scent of the terrified youngsters in a desperate battle for survival from the ritualistic manhunt. Written and directed by Welsh film-maker Antony Smith. [11] [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Rock Rivals Luke EllisSeries regular
2010 Splintered JohnFeature film
Hollyoaks Later Dean StanleyTwo episodes of series three
The Gemma Factor ZaviEpisode #1.5
2012–2013 Coronation Street Ryan Connor Series regular
2014Viking - The BerserkersWadeLead role
2015The ServiceAlexShort film
2016Late ShiftJeffery1 episode

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  3. ↑ Methven, Nicola (19 September 2007). "TV Land: Rivals is rocked". The Mirror . Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  4. ↑ Wilkes, Neil (23 April 2008). "Rock Rivals: The Final Two speak up!". Digital Spy . Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Kilkelly, Daniel (17 May 2012). "'Coronation Street' recasts Ryan Connor". Digital Spy . Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Gemma Factor: Episode 5". BBC Online . 6 April 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Two new bad boys". Coronation Street. itv.com. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Coronation Street's Sol Heras quits show". Digital Spy . 21 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (7 February 2018). "Coronation Street is bringing back Ryan Connor for big Michelle storyline". Digital Spy . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Harp, Justin (26 March 2018). "Coronation Street casts former Emmerdale star as the new Ryan Connor". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Venom Movie, fullmovieis.org, retrieved 25 September 2014
  12. ↑ Viking: The Berserkers, filmlinks4u.net, retrieved 25 September 2014
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