Louis Emerick
Encyclopedia
Louis Emerick, born 10 June 1960, Liverpool
, England, UK, is a British
TV actor, best known for his portrayal of Mick Johnson
in the soap opera Brookside
.
He played a police officer in the BBC One
series Last of the Summer Wine
and had a minor role in the British film Layer Cake
. He has made an appearance on BBC's Strictly African Dancing as part of Africa Lives season. He pulled last place.
He is also starring as Mike Bateman in the BBC One
hospital series Casualty
.
During 2006 Louis' familiar sounding voice could be heard advertising certain products for radio (especially for Manx Radio station "Energy FM").
area of Liverpool to a white British
mother and a Liberia
n father. He is one of six children.
, who were active from 1974 - 1982 in the Manchester area of the UK. At the time he still had a daytime job. In this theatre group he took lead parts in Hair, Stag, Demolition Man, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Marilyn and others. After the theatre group broke up in 1982 he went on to further his career and subsequently turned professional.
He often performs in several small scale community theatre productions in his hometown of Liverpool. Locals promote these productions by telling people that, 'It has Mick from Brookie in it!'
However, his acclaimed stage performances in productions such as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Liverpool's Playhouse Theatre, 2004) give a true measure of his talent and power as a stage actor.
Louis starred as the evil Abanazar in Aladdin at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield from Saturday 28 November 2009 to 3 January 2010.
with his family.
. His house in Wallasey
where he had lived for 5 years with wife Lisa and their boys Shaun, 13 and Reece, 7 was made over. Originally shown on ITV1
it has been repeated on Living. This brings into question the accuracy of the information in the Personal life section above.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England, UK, is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
TV actor, best known for his portrayal of Mick Johnson
Mick Johnson
Michael 'Mick' Johnson is a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. He was portrayed by Louis Emerick from 1989 until 2001.-Storylines:Mick first appears as a friend of Terry Sullivan and they go into partnership as taxi drivers...
in the soap opera Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
.
He played a police officer in the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
series Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast on BBC One. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and...
and had a minor role in the British film Layer Cake
Layer Cake (film)
Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime thriller produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. It is based on the novel Layer Cake by J. J...
. He has made an appearance on BBC's Strictly African Dancing as part of Africa Lives season. He pulled last place.
He is also starring as Mike Bateman in the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
hospital series Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
.
During 2006 Louis' familiar sounding voice could be heard advertising certain products for radio (especially for Manx Radio station "Energy FM").
Biography
Louis Emerick was born in the ToxtethToxteth
Toxteth is an inner city area of Liverpool, England. Located to the south of the city, Toxteth is bordered by Liverpool City Centre, Dingle, Edge Hill, Wavertree and Aigburth.-Description:...
area of Liverpool to a white British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
mother and a Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n father. He is one of six children.
Career
He started out his theatrical life acting and singing in amateur productions, in particular being a long time member of Genesis TheatreGenesis Theatre
Genesis Theatre were an amateur theatre group that existed from 1975 to 1982 in the Greater Manchester area. The name was taken from the book of Genesis, because when they started out they were literally at their beginning....
, who were active from 1974 - 1982 in the Manchester area of the UK. At the time he still had a daytime job. In this theatre group he took lead parts in Hair, Stag, Demolition Man, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Marilyn and others. After the theatre group broke up in 1982 he went on to further his career and subsequently turned professional.
He often performs in several small scale community theatre productions in his hometown of Liverpool. Locals promote these productions by telling people that, 'It has Mick from Brookie in it!'
However, his acclaimed stage performances in productions such as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Liverpool's Playhouse Theatre, 2004) give a true measure of his talent and power as a stage actor.
Louis starred as the evil Abanazar in Aladdin at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield from Saturday 28 November 2009 to 3 January 2010.
Personal life
In May 1989 Emerick married his first wife Donna, with whom he has two children: Rochelle, born March 1990 and Liam, born June 1992. Emerick and Donna divorced in 1996. In 1997 he met his current wife Angela, with whom he has two children: Aleah, born October 1998 and Jake, born September 2000. He lives in LiscardLiscard
Liscard is an area of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The most centrally located of Wallasey's townships, it is the main shopping area of the town, with many shops located in the Cherry Tree Shopping Centre...
with his family.
60 Minute Makeover
In 2004 Louis appeared in a celebrity edition of 60 Minute Makeover60 Minute Makeover
60 Minute Makeover is a British popular daytime home interior design television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom.-Overview:...
. His house in Wallasey
Wallasey
Wallasey is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey, at the northeastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula...
where he had lived for 5 years with wife Lisa and their boys Shaun, 13 and Reece, 7 was made over. Originally shown on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
it has been repeated on Living. This brings into question the accuracy of the information in the Personal life section above.
Filmography
- The Fruit MachineThe Fruit Machine (film)The Fruit Machine was known as Wonderland in the United States.The Fruit Machine is a British Film thriller directed by BAFTA-winner Philip Saville about two bud gay teens running from an underworld assassin and the police...
(1988), a/k/a/ Wonderland (USA), as Billy " charlies anals" - Layer CakeLayer Cake (film)Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime thriller produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. It is based on the novel Layer Cake by J. J...
(2004), as Trevor - M15 (2011)