Warren Brown (actor)
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Warren Brown is an English
actor and former professional Thaiboxer
, well known for his roles as Andy Holt in teen soap opera
Hollyoaks
and Lee Hibbs in the three-part BBC drama series Occupation
written by Peter Bowker
. Brown was born in Warrington
, Cheshire
, England.
, Warren played the evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's teen soap opera
Hollyoaks
. Despite being 27 years old at the time, it was said his youthful good looks helped him win the role of the student. It is arguably his most famous role to date. Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Most Spectacular Scene and Best Exit at the 2006 British Soap Awards
. Brown's character Holt met his demise in February 2006.
Brown won a role in the short-lived ITV
show Jane Hall
in the summer of 2006.
This was followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in ITV's Mobile
.
Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of Casualty
.
In September 2007 he starred in the second series of BBC Three
's Grownups, playing barman, Alex Salade and has played the part since. In the 2009 Comic Relief
Special of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
, which was a crossover between Grownups, Two Pints and Coming of Age
, he played Alex again.
In 2008 Brown performed the voiceover for the film trailer on the soon to be released Gomez: A True Story based on the life of boxer Michael Gomez
and starring Emmerdale
's Kelvin Fletcher
.
In October 2008, Brown played the role of Marky in E4's zombie
drama Dead Set
.
In November 2008 he appeared in Casualty
, but not playing the same character as he did in 2007.
In 2009 Brown appeared in the three part BBC TV Iraq war drama Occupation
, alongside James Nesbitt
and Stephen Graham
Recently he has appeared in two episodes of The Bill
playing Jake Clegg, who is a part of the operation of trafficking young girls illegally. These episodes were titled "The Forgotten Child".
From May 2010, he appeared as the regular character of DS Justin Ripley in the BBC TV drama Luther
, a role that he reprised in June 2011 in the second series of Luther.
Brown appears in the deadmau5
music video for the song I Remember
, also starring Stephen Graham, Aston Kelly (Graham's brother), Greg Walsh and ex-Coronation Street
actress Emma Edmondson
.
In October 2010, Brown appeared in the BBC drama Single Father, as Matt.
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...
actor and former professional Thaiboxer
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
, well known for his roles as Andy Holt in teen soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
and Lee Hibbs in the three-part BBC drama series Occupation
Occupation (TV serial)
Occupation is a BAFTA Award–winning three part drama serial broadcast by BBC One in June 2009. It was written by Peter Bowker and has been produced by Kudos for BBC Northern Ireland.It took four years to bring the serial to screen...
written by Peter Bowker
Peter Bowker
Peter Bowker is a British playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for the television serials Blackpool , a musical drama about a shady casino owner; Occupation , which follows three military servicemen adjusting to civilian life after a tour of duty in Iraq; and Desperate Romantics , a...
. Brown was born in Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England.
Career
After appearing in two episodes of the television series ShamelessShameless
Shameless is a British television drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004...
, Warren played the evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's teen soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
. Despite being 27 years old at the time, it was said his youthful good looks helped him win the role of the student. It is arguably his most famous role to date. Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Most Spectacular Scene and Best Exit at the 2006 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...
. Brown's character Holt met his demise in February 2006.
Brown won a role in the short-lived 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...
show Jane Hall
Jane Hall (TV series)
Jane Hall was a six-part British television comedy drama on ITV, written by Sally Wainwright and starring Sarah Smart and Stephen Mangan, revolving around Jane Hall's job training to be a bus driver and her home life in Hounslow, "the arsehole of London"....
in the summer of 2006.
This was followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in ITV's Mobile
Mobile (TV series)
Mobile is a 3-part British television drama series with an interweaving plot based around a fictional mobile phone operator and the adverse-effect of mobile phone radiation to health. The series was screened by ITV in the UK, during March 2007. The cast includes Jamie Draven, Neil Fitzmaurice,...
.
Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of 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...
.
In September 2007 he starred in the second series of BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
's Grownups, playing barman, Alex Salade and has played the part since. In the 2009 Comic Relief
Comic Relief
Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief...
Special of 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...
, which was a crossover between Grownups, Two Pints and Coming of Age
Coming of Age (2008 TV series)
For other uses, see Coming of Age Coming of Age was a British situation comedy written by Tim Dawson produced in house by BBC Productions and aired on BBC Three. The show took a direct look at five sixth form students, Jas, Ollie, Matt, Chloe and DK, as well as new character Robyn Crisp, who are...
, he played Alex again.
In 2008 Brown performed the voiceover for the film trailer on the soon to be released Gomez: A True Story based on the life of boxer Michael Gomez
Michael Gomez
Michael Gomez , also known as "The Irish Mexican" or "The Predator", is a former professional boxer...
and starring Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
's Kelvin Fletcher
Kelvin Fletcher
Kelvin Warren Fletcher is an English actor and model who has played Andy Sugden in the long-running television soap opera Emmerdale since 1996....
.
In October 2008, Brown played the role of Marky in E4's zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
drama Dead Set
Dead Set (TV series)
Dead Set is a critically acclaimed BAFTA-nominated horror drama created by English writer Charlie Brooker.The series takes place primarily on the set of a fictional season of the real television show Big Brother...
.
In November 2008 he appeared in 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...
, but not playing the same character as he did in 2007.
In 2009 Brown appeared in the three part BBC TV Iraq war drama Occupation
Occupation (TV serial)
Occupation is a BAFTA Award–winning three part drama serial broadcast by BBC One in June 2009. It was written by Peter Bowker and has been produced by Kudos for BBC Northern Ireland.It took four years to bring the serial to screen...
, alongside James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher like his father, so he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster...
and Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham (actor)
Stephen Graham is an English actor from Kirkby, Liverpool. He is best known for his roles as Tommy in the movie Snatch, Combo in This Is England and its four-part television sequel This Is England '86, Danny Ferguson in Occupation, Billy Bremner in The Damned United, notorious bank robber Baby...
Recently he has appeared in two episodes of The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
playing Jake Clegg, who is a part of the operation of trafficking young girls illegally. These episodes were titled "The Forgotten Child".
From May 2010, he appeared as the regular character of DS Justin Ripley in the BBC TV drama Luther
Luther (TV series)
Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. A first series of six episodes was broadcast on BBC One from 4 May to 8 June 2010. The second series of four episodes was shown on BBC One in summer 2011...
, a role that he reprised in June 2011 in the second series of Luther.
Brown appears in the deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
music video for the song I Remember
I Remember (Deadmau5 song)
I Remember is a progressive house song by Canadian artist Deadmau5 and American DJ Kaskade. It features vocals from Haley Gibby. The song appears in the 2010 video games GoldenEye 007 and DJ Hero 2.-Chart performance:...
, also starring Stephen Graham, Aston Kelly (Graham's brother), Greg Walsh and ex-Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
actress Emma Edmondson
Emma Edmondson
Emma Edmondson is a British television actress, best known for playing Mel Morton in Coronation Street.She is currently appearing in Manchester-based soap opera Coronation Street playing one of the members of the Morton family, Mel Morton. She joined the soap in March 2007...
.
In October 2010, Brown appeared in the BBC drama Single Father, as Matt.