Years active 2000–present | Name Ashley Margolis Role Actor | |
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Full Name Ashley Howard Margolis Born 31 October 1993 (age 30) ( 1993-10-31 ) Bury, Greater Manchester, England Profiles | ||
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award Winner in 2012: Tick Tock Toys
Ashley Margolis (born 31 October 1993) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ricky Campbell in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, in which he appeared regularly between 2009 and 2012.
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Early life
Ashley grew up in Whitefield, Greater Manchester. He went to Manchester Grammar School he followed Sir Ben Kingsley and Nicholas Hytner, whom both attended the same school.
Career
His acting career began in 2002 with his role as Chip in Beauty and the Beast in the Disney National Tour, 2002 He trained with David Johnson in Manchester where he developed his improvisational skills and appeared in various TV commercials. In 2009 he was cast as Ricky Campbell in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He left his role in March 2012. In 2013, he appeared as Josh in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls. In 2014, he appeared as Todd Magellen in Doctors for BBC One. He also voices characters in various Video Games and Audio Books. In 2016, he appeared in the BBC TV series Father Brown as Jackie in episode 4.7 "The Missing Man".