Occupation Actor Name Lee Ross Spouse Jo McInnes (m. 1999) | Years active 1980–present Role Actor | |
Born 1971 (age 43–44) Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Nominations Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Movies and TV shows Containment, Secrets & Lies, Press Gang, Locke, Metroland Similar People Jo McInnes, Philip Saville, Soren Kragh‑Jacobsen, James Dearden, Sally Hibbin | ||
Lee Ross (born 1971) is an English professional actor, probably best known for his roles as nice guy Kenny Phillips in the classic CITV dramady Press Gang and more recently as violent Owen Turner in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is also known for his work in the drama series Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest, Secrets & Lies and The Catherine Tate Show.
Career
Prior to his first acting role, Lee Ross attended Stockwood High School, Luton. He first became a familiar face on British television in 1983 as one of the children in a Colgate commercial which featured a parody of the hit Madness song "Baggy Trousers". His first acting role was as Fat Sam in Micky Dolenz' West End production of Bugsy Malone. He then went on to play Dodger in the TV series Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest, which was a spin-off from the series Dramarama. The series ran from 1985 till 1986. He next played Kenny Phillips in Press Gang from 1989 to 1991.
He also had lead roles in two films in 1990, playing Bryan in Amongst Barbarians and Phil in Sweet Nothing. He also had small roles in Buddy's Song in 1990, playing Jason, and in the 1999 film Rogue Trader, playing Danny.
He had another lead role in the movie Hard Men playing the part of a gangster and in 1995 he played Gumbo in the film I.D.
In 1991 he played Justin Parrish, the son of Jim Broadbent's character, in Work!. In 1992 and 1993 he had roles in The Guilty, Between the Lines, Casualty, Westbeach, The Bill and The Upper Hand. He had many more roles in the late 1990s including Trial & Retribution and Jim Davidson's Boobs in the Wood.
He played Paul, the boyfriend of Roxanne (Cynthia Purley's daughter) in the critically acclaimed 1996 Mike Leigh film Secrets & Lies. He provided the voice for Hawkbit in all three television series of Watership Down.
Most recently in 2012 he performed on stage at the Royal Court in London. He played Barry in David Eldrige's In Basildon.
He has appeared on The Catherine Tate Show in many sketches, working alongside Catherine Tate and Niky Wardley. He has also had many guest roles in a variety of television shows, including Waking the Dead, Hustle, Jericho, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Life on Mars and a recurring role in Mutual Friends.
He played Owen Turner in 2006 and 2009 in the soap opera EastEnders. He had a part in the Dutch radioplay 'De Moker' (2010) as gangster Buffoni.