Cel Spellman

Cel Spellman
Born Ceallach Spellman
(1995-08-31) 31 August 1995[1]
Manchester, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Actor, TV & Radio presenter
Years active 2003–present
Known for CBBC
BBC Radio 1
The Cup (BBC Two)
Waterloo Road (2010–2011)
Friday Download (CBBC) 2011–15 (Series 1-8)
CBBC Official Chart Show

Ceallach "Cel"[2] Spellman (/ˈkɛlək/ KEL-akh; born 31 August 1995)[1] is an English actor and presenter known for playing Malky McConnell in the BBC Two mockumentary The Cup,[3] Harry Fisher in the BBC One drama Waterloo Road from 2010–11[4] and hosting Friday Download and the CBBC Official Chart Show. Since July 2015 he has presented his own show on BBC Radio 1 which airs every Sunday afternoons between 16:00 and 19:00 with his co-presenter Katie Thistleton.He also stars as Matthew Williams in Cold Feet, and contributes to The Voice UK.

Life and career

Spellman was born on 31 August 1995 and he is of Irish descent. A Roman Catholic, he attended St Bede's College, Manchester.[5]

In May 2011, Spellman started presenting Friday Download on CBBC alongside Georgia Lock, Richard Wisker, Dani Harmer, Tyger Drew-Honey, Aidan Davis and Dionne Bromfield.[6] From 19 July 2015, he started presenting his own show on Sunday afternoons on BBC Radio 1.[7] In September 2016, he began starring as Matthew in the sixth series of British comedy-drama Cold Feet.[8]

On 1 July 2016, he was rated as one of "50 Fittest Boys" by Vogue magazine.[9] On 11 October 2016, it was announced that Spellman would be joining The Voice UK on ITV as social media reporter and online presenter of The V Room.[10] On 15 November 2016, it was announced he will do the same for The Voice Kids UK.[11]

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2003–09 Blue Murder Tom Lewis ITV1 19 episodes
2005 Holby City Troy Dolan BBC One 1 episode 'Learning Curve'
2008 The Cup Malky McConnell BBC Two All episodes
2009 Casualty Daniel BBC One 1 episode 'Watershed'
2010–11 Waterloo Road Harry Fisher S6.E1 - S7.E10
2011–15 Friday Download Himself CBBC Presenter/Host
2012–14,
2017-		 All Over The Place Himself Co-Presenter
2012–16 CBBC Himself Relief Presenter
2012; 2015–2016 Hacker Time Himself; Various Special Guest; Series regular
2012 Homefront Sam ITV1 Series Regular
Jedward's Big Adventure Himself CBBC Special Guest
Phineas and Ferb The Hipster Disney XD 1 episode 'Sipping with the Enemy'
2013– How to be Epic @ Everything Himself CBBC Voiceover
2013 Blue Peter: You Decide Himself Judge
2014–15, 2018 Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up Himself Guest; 2 episodes
2014 The Dog Ate My Homework Panelist 1 episode
2015 At Home with Cel and Dodge[12] Himself 5 episodes
2015–17 CBBC Official Chart Show Himself Host
2015 Closets Ben N/A Short film
Cucumber Adam Whitaker Channel 4 Recurring
Drunk History Scout Comedy Central Series 1 Episode 8
Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC Host CBBC One-off special
2016– Cold Feet Matt Williams ITV Recurring
2016 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover Live Himself CBBC Guest
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe Radio DJ TV Movie
Hacker's Crackers[13] Himself TV special
2017 The V Room Himself ITV Hub Presenter
2017 Saturday Mash-Up! Himself CBBC Guest

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
2011Lost Property: The Year My Mother Went Missing[14]VincentJessica DromgooleBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
2015– Sunday Afternoon & Radio 1's most played with Katie Thistleton Himself N/A BBC Radio 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Ceallach's Personal Download". CBBC. BBC. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 Profile - Cel Spellman". BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ James Walton (22 August 2008). "Last night on television: SuperDoctors (BBC1)/The Cup (BBC2)". Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "BBC One - Waterloo Road - Harry Fisher". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Catholic pupil kicks off festival, catholicherald.co.uk; accessed 11 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "CBBC Programmes - Friday Download, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Cel Spellman to host new Radio 1 show dedicated to number ones". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ceallach Spellman to appear in Cold Feet reboot". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "50 Fittest Boys". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Victoria (11 October 2016). "Cold Feet's Cel Spellman to host The Voice UK's V Room". what's on tv. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hooray, our Voice Kids 2017 coaches are confirmed!". Itv.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  12. ↑ "CBBC - At Home With Cel and Dodge, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Hacker T Dog on Twitter". Twitter.com.
  14. ↑ "Radio 4 Programmes - Afternoon Play, Lost Property, The Year My Mother Went Missing". BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

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