Martin Delaney (actor)
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Martin Delaney is a British
actor
.
, appearing in Peter Pan
- The British Musical and Oliver!
Following performances in the West End
, Delaney swiftly moved into television
with the Nickelodeon
series, the Renford Rejects
. He played loveable Jason Summerbee, the captain of the useless Soccer team and appeared in the show for 4 years. Renford Rejects was Nickelodeon's first UK project and is considered a classic cult children's sit-com. In 2003, he was employed by the same team that made Renford Rejects to Direct episodes of a children's drama, The A-Z of everything.
Delaney was nominated for the British Soap Awards
for Best Young Actor (in 2000) and Best Actor (in 2001), both for his role of Paul Webb in Family Affairs.
He also briefly starred in sit-com Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
where he played a Stylist
from Liverpool
.
His TV career is made up of mostly primetime dramas and various comedies. He is often seen using an accent other than his own and has played many Scottish, Irish and American characters.
Technically he has made three movies in Iceland. He starred in Beowulf and Grendel alongside Gerard Butler and Stellan Skarsgard, he played a US marine in Flags of our Fathers with Ryan Phillipe, both shot on location on the island. He also appeared as himself, lent his voice to and co-produced a version of Wrath of Gods, a feature documentary about the making of Beowulf and Grendel.
He was a co-writer of additional material for the popular Kevin Bishop show, in 2008.
Delaney is fluent in German, French and English.
Two Pints of Lager and a Pcket of Crisps
Rock and Chips
Him and Her
The Promise
The Shadow Lines
((Category:Appearance in 2010 Rock And Chips, Cross - Over From Only Fools And Horses ))
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...
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...
.
Career
He started work in musical theatreMusical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
, appearing in Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
- The British Musical and Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
Following performances in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
, Delaney swiftly moved into television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
with the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
series, the Renford Rejects
Renford Rejects
Renford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1998 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nick GaS....
. He played loveable Jason Summerbee, the captain of the useless Soccer team and appeared in the show for 4 years. Renford Rejects was Nickelodeon's first UK project and is considered a classic cult children's sit-com. In 2003, he was employed by the same team that made Renford Rejects to Direct episodes of a children's drama, The A-Z of everything.
Delaney was nominated for the British Soap Awards
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas.The first event took place in 1999 and takes place in May each year. Although it is an ITV production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2010. The 2011 awards relocated to...
for Best Young Actor (in 2000) and Best Actor (in 2001), both for his role of Paul Webb in Family Affairs.
He also briefly starred in sit-com Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps was a BBC sitcom created and written by Susan Nickson. It is set in the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, England, and initially revolves around the lives of five twenty-somethings, played by Ralf Little , Sheridan Smith , Will Mellor , Natalie Casey and...
where he played a Stylist
Stylist
Stylist can refer to:* Hair stylist, a person who cuts and styles hair* Personal stylist, a person concerned with the style of a single individual* Wardrobe stylist, a person who chooses clothing and accessories...
from Liverpool
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...
.
His TV career is made up of mostly primetime dramas and various comedies. He is often seen using an accent other than his own and has played many Scottish, Irish and American characters.
Technically he has made three movies in Iceland. He starred in Beowulf and Grendel alongside Gerard Butler and Stellan Skarsgard, he played a US marine in Flags of our Fathers with Ryan Phillipe, both shot on location on the island. He also appeared as himself, lent his voice to and co-produced a version of Wrath of Gods, a feature documentary about the making of Beowulf and Grendel.
He was a co-writer of additional material for the popular Kevin Bishop show, in 2008.
Delaney is fluent in German, French and English.
Films and TV
- Flags of our FathersFlags of Our FathersFlags of Our Fathers is a New York Times bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthal's lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, one of the costliest and...
- Beowulf and Grendel
- Gadgetman
- Wrath of Gods
Television
- Renford RejectsRenford RejectsRenford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1998 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nick GaS....
as Jason Summerbee - Family AffairsFamily AffairsFamily Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
as Paul Webb - Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
as Samuel Whitaker
Two Pints of Lager and a Pcket of Crisps
Rock and Chips
Him and Her
The Promise
The Shadow Lines
External links
- http://www.martindelaney.net
((Category:Appearance in 2010 Rock And Chips, Cross - Over From Only Fools And Horses ))