Luke Ward-Wilkinson
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Luke Ward-Wilkinson, born in 1992 in England
, is an English
actor
.
in the BBC
comedy series Beautiful People
which has so far run for 2 series (2008–2009) on BBC Two
.
Ward-Wilkinson also played Evan Trevanion in the ITV
drama series Wild at Heart
, Ensign Percival Beauclere in the 2008 ITV
drama Sharpe's Peril
and Thomas McDowell in The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey.
He also played 'Scott' in 2005 series 'The Secret of Eel Island'.
in Cambridge
and also went to the Mackenzie School of Speech and Drama. He currently attends Netherhall School and Sixth Form Centre as an AS Student.
He has also belonged to the Young Actors Company (previously known as Whizz Kids).
He was preparing to take a Bronze Medal in Acting.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Career
He is best known for his lead role as the teenage Simon DoonanSimon Doonan
Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador-at-Large of the New York City-based clothing store, Barneys.-Biography:Doonan hails from the English town of Reading. He got his first retail job as a summer job working at Heelas, a department store in Reading that belonged to the John Lewis Partnership...
in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy series Beautiful People
Beautiful People (UK TV series)
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and...
which has so far run for 2 series (2008–2009) on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
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Ward-Wilkinson also played Evan Trevanion in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama series Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (TV series)
Wild at Heart is a current ITV television drama series about a Bristol-based vet and his family emigrating to start a game park in South Africa. The show premiered in January 2006 and has recently finished screening its sixth series...
, Ensign Percival Beauclere in the 2008 ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama Sharpe's Peril
Sharpe's Peril
Sharpe's Peril is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell.- Production history :...
and Thomas McDowell in The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey.
He also played 'Scott' in 2005 series 'The Secret of Eel Island'.
Education and training
He attended Parkside Community CollegeParkside Community College
Parkside Community College is a state secondary school with 600 places for children aged 11–16, situated in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is part of the Parkside Federation, along with Coleridge Community College-Admissions:...
in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
and also went to the Mackenzie School of Speech and Drama. He currently attends Netherhall School and Sixth Form Centre as an AS Student.
He has also belonged to the Young Actors Company (previously known as Whizz Kids).
He was preparing to take a Bronze Medal in Acting.
Credits
- The Secret of Eel Island - Scott (2005–2007)
- Wild at HeartWild at HeartWild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula is a 1990 pulp, "neo-noir" novel by Barry Gifford which was adapted to film in 1990.The novel begins the adventures of two sex-driven, star crossed protagonists on the road, Sailor and Lula...
- Evan Trevanion (2006–2009) - The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan ToomeyThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan ToomeyThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey is a 2007 British film starring Tom Berenger, Joely Richardson, Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Aran Bell, Benjamin Eli and Saoirse Ronan....
- Thomas McDowell (2007) - Love Does Grow on TreesLove Does Grow on Trees (short film)Love Does Grow on Trees is a coming of age comedy about a teenage boy whose life is thrown into chaos when he discovers adult magazines, girls and the embarrassment that goes with both...
- Danny (2008) - Sharpe's PerilSharpe's PerilSharpe's Peril is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell.- Production history :...
- Ensign Percival Beauciere (2008) - Beautiful PeopleBeautiful People (UK TV series)Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and...
- Simon DoonanSimon DoonanSimon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador-at-Large of the New York City-based clothing store, Barneys.-Biography:Doonan hails from the English town of Reading. He got his first retail job as a summer job working at Heelas, a department store in Reading that belonged to the John Lewis Partnership...
(2008–2009)