# Luke Roskell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Luke_Roskell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Luke_Roskell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Roskell > Source revision: 1256026134 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British actor Luke Roskell Roskell in 2012 Born (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 29)[1] Knowsley, Merseyside, England Occupation Actor Years active 2007–present **Luke Roskell** (born 4 February 1997) is an English actor. He is known for playing [Sean Spencer](/source/List_of_Emmerdale_characters_(2011)#Sean_Spencer) in the soap opera *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* (2011–2014), and for his role as Pepper Sharrow in the 2017 historical drama *[Jamestown](/source/Jamestown_(TV_series))*. ## Personal life Born in [Knowsley](/source/Knowsley%2C_Merseyside), [Merseyside](/source/Merseyside) in 1997 and raised in nearby [Grappenhall](/source/Grappenhall) in [Warrington](/source/Warrington), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire).[2] He studied at Broomfields Junior School[3] and [Bridgewater High School](/source/Bridgewater_High_School%2C_Warrington).[4] Luke is the second of four children, as his mother, Andrea, has three other children, including one older brother and two younger twin siblings. ## Career Roskell had his first acting role in the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_channel)) miniseries *[Mobile](/source/Mobile_(TV_series))* in 2007; the following year, he was part of the main cast of TV series *[The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury](/source/The_Revenge_Files_of_Alistair_Fury)*, broadcast by [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) and the [CBBC Channel](/source/CBBC_Channel); he played the role of Aaron Pryce, a friend of main character Alistair Fury (played by [Jonathan Mason](/source/Jonathan_Mason_(actor))). In 2010, Roskell branched out into theatre following a successful audition for the musical *Her Benny*, adapted from [the eponymous Victorian novel](/source/Her_Benny_(novel)) (1879) about Liverpool street children by [Silas Hocking](/source/Silas_Hocking).[2] Roskell played Perks, one of the street children, over the show's October run at the Theatre Royal in [St Helens](/source/St_Helens%2C_Merseyside).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] From 2011 to 2014, Roskell portrayed [Sean Spencer](/source/List_of_Emmerdale_characters_(2011)#Sean_Spencer) in the long-running soap opera *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)*, appearing in a total of 264 episodes. After leaving the show, he returned to the stage in 2015 to take on the role of Carl Jackson, the lead in Gareth Farr's play *Britannia Waves The Rules*, touring with the [Royal Exchange Theatre](/source/Royal_Exchange_Theatre) through several locations in [North West England](/source/North_West_England).[5] In 2016, he portrayed Dan in the autism TV drama *[The A Word](/source/The_A_Word)* in three episodes of its first series. He was later cast in the historical drama *[Jamestown](/source/Jamestown_(TV_series))* as Pepper Sharrow, the youngest of three brothers living as first settlers of the Colony of [Jamestown](/source/Jamestown%2C_Virginia) in the early 17th century.[3] ## Filmography Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2007 Mobile Tatton Heights Boy Episode: "The Soldier" 2008 The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury Aaron Pryce Main role; 13 episodes 2009 Moving On Ryan Episode: "Bully" (Series 1) 2010 Accidental Farmer Ellis TV film 2011–2014 Emmerdale Sean Spencer Main role; 264 episodes 2016 The A Word Dan 3 episodes (Series 1) 2017 Jamestown Pepper Sharrow Main role; 8 episodes 2020 Outlander Lee Withers Recurring ## Theatrical performances Year Title Role Notes 2010 Her Benny[2] Perks Musical play directed by Ann Dalton, adapted from the novel by Silas Hocking; ran from 18 October to 23 October at the Theatre Royal, St Helens 2015 Britannia Waves The Rules[5] Carl Jackson Lead role; play by Gareth Farr, winner of the Judges' Award of the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting; Autumn 2015 Tour ## External links - [Luke Roskell](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2613539/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Luke Roskell](https://x.com/lukeroskell) on [X](/source/X_(social_network)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Roskell, Luke [@lukeroskell] (4 February 2018). ["Thanks!! I blame you"](https://twitter.com/lukeroskell/status/960172394588581888) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))). Retrieved 7 February 2018 – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Warrington_Guardian_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Warrington_Guardian_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Warrington_Guardian_2-2) Newey, Miranda (10 October 2010). ["Job perks for young actor"](http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/whereilive/hm/hatton/8453294.Job_perks_for_young_actor/). *[Warrington Guardian](/source/Warrington_Guardian)*. Retrieved 4 September 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Warrington_Guardian1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Warrington_Guardian1_3-1) Morgan, David (8 August 2017). ["Former Bridgewater High pupil Luke Roskell shares his experiences working in Budapest on Sky's Jamestown"](http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/leisure/interviews/15460823.Luke___s_new_frontier/). *[Warrington Guardian](/source/Warrington_Guardian)*. Retrieved 4 September 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Warrington_Guardian2_4-0)** Warrington Guardian (31 March 2013). ["Emmerdale star to line up against home town club"](http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/10311816.Emmerdale_star_to_line_up_against_home_town_club/). *[Warrington Guardian](/source/Warrington_Guardian)*. Retrieved 4 September 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Britannia_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Britannia_5-1) [Royal Exchange Theatre](/source/Royal_Exchange_Theatre) (2015). ["Touring the North West: Britannia Waves The Rules Tour"](https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/britannia-waves-the-rules-tour). *Royal Exchange Theatre*. Retrieved 4 September 2017. Authority control databases International VIAF National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Luke Roskell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Roskell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Roskell?action=history)). 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