Ashley Knight

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Ashley Knight
Born (1959-08-19) 19 August 1959 (age 61)
Sutton, Surrey, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor and Jazz Pianist

Ashley Knight (born 19 August 1959 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is a British actor notable for child roles including Young Claudius in I Claudius ; Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island , [1] and Ken in Metal Mickey . [2] His film appearances included roles in To Catch a Spy (1971), Melody (1971) and Warlords of Atlantis (1978).

In 1983, he starred in Summer's Awakening as one of three schoolboy friends spending a holiday in Norfolk following their o-levels. [3]

By August 2009, Knight was appearing at the Liverpool Empire, as Cogsworth the clock in the musical, Beauty and the Beast . [4]

He played the role of Louis in I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical at the London Palladium. The show, written by Harry Hill, closed on 10 May 2014.

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References

  1. The Guardian, TV; 15 October 1977
  2. The Guardian, SATURDAY: BBC-1, 6 September 1980
  3. The Observer; TODAY'S TV, 10 April 1983
  4. Daily Post, MUSICAL Beauty and the Beast/ Liverpool Empire, 12 August 2009