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Find sources: "Oliver Lee" actor – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Oliver Lee Born (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 40) Leigh, Manchester, England Occupation Actor Years active 1998, 2005–present Known for Hollyoaks: In the City (2006) Waterloo Road (2011) Children 3 **Oliver Lee** (born 14 February 1986) is an English actor. He played the role of Josh Jones in the [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) television drama series *[Hollyoaks: In the City](/source/Hollyoaks%3A_In_the_City)*, during 2006; and [Aiden Scotcher](/source/List_of_Waterloo_Road_characters#Aiden_Scotcher) in the [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) school-based drama series *[Waterloo Road](/source/Waterloo_Road_(TV_series))*, during 2011. He was born in [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester), [England](/source/England). ## Career In 2005, Lee starred in the film *Legless* for Red Productions and [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) but it was to be his role as gay teenager Josh Jones in the television drama series *[Hollyoaks: In the City](/source/Hollyoaks%3A_In_the_City)* the following year in which proved to be his breakthrough. Lee then went on to star in *Wired* for [ITV1](/source/ITV1), *Gemma Factor* for [BBC Three](/source/BBC_Three) and *[Exhibit A](/source/Exhibit_A_(film))*, a feature thriller by Bigger Pictures/Warp Films. He had a recurring role in the ITV [soap opera](/source/Soap_opera) *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* as [Pearl Ladderbanks](/source/Pearl_Ladderbanks) grandson [Owen Hartbourne](/source/Owen_Hartbourne). Other TV work includes an adaptation of [Kate Long](/source/Kate_Long)'s *The Bad Mothers Handbook*, where he played Paul, the boyfriend of [Holly Grainger](/source/Holly_Grainger)'s character, who gets his teenage lover pregnant.[1] He has completed a number of short films including [short film](/source/Short_subject) *"King Ponce"*, which featured at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival) in 2007. He has appeared in radio dramas such as *The Birth and Death Of Daylight* for Radio 3, *The Moment Your Life Stops* for BBC Radio 4 and the popular radio detective series *Stone* with Hugo Spear and Maxine Peak In 2009 Lee starred in *[Awaydays](/source/Awaydays)*, a major motion picture adapted from [Kevin Sampson](/source/Kevin_Sampson_(writer))'s novel. He also stars in *Powder*, the second of Kevin Sampson's novels to be adapted for the big screen, playing James Love.[2] Filming has included 'Live' performances at V Festival 2009 as 'The Grams'. Lee starred in the production *[McQueen](/source/McQueen_(film))*, a feature which he had written and directed. The film had an independent budget[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and cast included [Lee Battle](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lee_Battle&action=edit&redlink=1), [Nico Mirallegro](/source/Nico_Mirallegro), [Linzey Cocker](/source/Linzey_Cocker), [Marcquelle Ward](/source/Marcquelle_Ward)[3] and [Tina O'Brien](/source/Tina_O'Brien). Lee played [Aiden Scotcher](/source/List_of_Waterloo_Road_characters#Aiden_Scotcher) on BBC's *[Waterloo Road](/source/Waterloo_Road_(TV_series)).* ## Honours and awards Oliver Lee won the [Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards](/source/Manchester_Evening_News_Theatre_Awards) for Best Newcomer for his portrayal of the character Jamie in the Octagon Theatre Bolton / Pilot Theatre production of [Jonathan Harvey](/source/Jonathan_Harvey_(playwright))'s *[Beautiful Thing](/source/Beautiful_Thing_(play))*. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** this was alongside Robert Pattinson [Casting Call Acting Roles](https://archive.today/20120918023004/http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=131307) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["ScreenTerrier: Powder"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120223003520/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2009/10/powder.html). Archived from [the original](https://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2009/10/powder.html) on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["McQueen (2011) - IMDb"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110408034924/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756624). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1756624/) on 2011-04-08. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.oliverlee.net/) - [Oliver Lee](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497966/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Oliver Lee (actor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Lee_(actor)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Lee_(actor)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.