Lee Boardman

Lee Boardman
Boardman in November 2012
Born (1972-07-02) 2 July 1972
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Occupation Actor, narrator
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Jennifer James (m. 2001)
Children 2

Lee Boardman (born 2 July 1972) is an English actor and narrator. He has appeared in the films Jack the Giant Slayer and Love's Kitchen, and the television series Rome.

Career

Boardman played Murray Priestman in Drop Dead Gorgeous as well as the drug dealer Jez Quigley in Coronation Street. He appears as Timon the Jew in the television series Rome. He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the 2011 BBC crime-drama series Death in Paradise.[1] In 2013 he starred in the ITV1 comedy drama series Great Night Out as Hodge.[2] In 2014 he played the recurring character of Amerigo Vespucci in Da Vinci's Demons.[3]

In 2006, Lee starred in the film Fated.[4]

He was also the narrator of popular Sky 1 Police documentary Road Wars and its spin off Street Wars.[1]

His BBC series Drop Dead Gorgeous won Best Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards 2008.[5]

Personal life

Born in Stockport, England in 1972, Boardman studied at Stockport College prior to winning a scholarship to the Oxford School of Drama.[6] In 2001 he married his former Coronation Street co-star Jennifer James.[7][8] They have one son, Jack Alexander, born March 2004 and a daughter, Scarlett Marie, born April 2010.

Actor Tribe

In 2013 Boardman and James launched Actor Tribe, an acting school for children and adults in Stockport. The courses focus on the complexities of being a working actor through guest tutors who are professional actors themselves.[6] Due to the success of the program, an additional school in Heaton Mersey was opened in 2016, with Boardman and his wife Jennifer james dividing their time between the two locations.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Character Production Notes
1997Gold[10]TomkinsITVAppeared in: Season 3, Ep. 3, 4 "The Catch (Two Parts)"
1997-2000Coronation Street[11]Jez QuigleyITVAppeared in: Ep. 1.4207, 1.4730, 1.4739, 1.4745, 1.4746, 1.4747, 1.4751, 1.4886, 1.4888, 1.4890, 1.4892
1998Grafters[12]AndyTVBBCAppeared in: Season 1 Ep. 5, 6
1999-2001The Bill[13]Dave Carter/WaiterAppeared in: Season 15, Ep. 41; Season 17, Ep. 40
2000-2003Hotel Getaway[14]Standup Comic, Murder Mystery Actor, Promo Video DirectorITVAppeared in: Season 1, Ep. 3; Season 2, Ep. 4, 5
2003Holby City[15]Peter GaskellBBCAppeared in: Series 5, Ep. 24
2004Dalziel and Pascoe[16][17]Sgt. Brian SkinnerBBCAppeared in: Season 8, Ep. 1 "A Game of Soldiers"
2004Making Waves[18][19]Leading ChefITVAppeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1
2005-2007Rome[20]TimonBBC/HBOAppeared in: Season 1, Ep. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11; Season 2 (All)
2006Longford[21]Talk Show HostHBOMade for TV Movie
2006-2007Drop Dead Gorgeous[22]Murray PriestmanBBCAppeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1-4; Series 2, Ep. 1-4, 6
2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire[23]Stygian AssassinComedy CentralAppeared in Season 1, Ep. 1-2
2009Moving On[24]ColinBBCAppeared in: Series 1, Ep. 2
2009The Street[13]BomberBBCAppeared in: Series , Ep. 6
2009Blue Murder[25]Donnie ShorehamITVAppeared in: Series 5, Ep. 2
2010Ladies of Letters[26]DamonITVAppeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1-7
2011Midsomer Murders[27]Matt RowntreeITVAppeared in: Series 14, Ep. 3
2011Trollied[28]Craig FallonSky One Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 6
2011Death in Paradise[1]Samuel KingBBCAppeared in: Series 1, Ep. 5
2011Little Crackers[29]RegSky One Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 9
2012Secrets and Words[30]JimmyBBC Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4
2013Great Night Out[2]Paddy "Hodge" HodgkinsonITVSeries 1
2013Playhouse Presents[31]LennySky ArtsAppeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1 "Hey Diddly Dee"
2014Inspector George Gentley[32]Todd StretchBBCAppeared in: Series 6, Ep. 2
2014Da Vinci's Demons[3]Amerigo VespucciStarzAppeared in: Season 2, Ep. 2-5, 9
2015Sun Trap[15]Elton JuanBBCAppeared in: Season 1, Ep. 5
2015The Interceptor[33]XavierBBCAppeared in: Series 1
2016Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands[34]HaneITVAppeared in: Season 1, Ep. 6-12
2016Boomers[35]MattBBCAppeared in: Series 2, Ep. 2 "Matt & Seb"
2016The Five[36]Jay NewmanSky 1Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 2, 3, 7, 8, 10
2017In the Dark[37]Kevin SherwoodBBCAppeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4
2017Bancroft[1]George MorrisITVAppeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1–4

Film

Year Title Character Notes
2000P.O.V.[8]Shaun
2002Sleep My Love[12]TrampShort Film
2006Fated[4]Jack
2010The Story of F***[38]Gilford Bell
2011Leila[39]Paul
2011Love's Kitchen[40]Loz
2011Being Sold[41]Chris Hope
2013Jack the Giant Slayer[42]Badger
2015Monochrome[43][44]Agent WalcottIndependent Film
2016The Young Messiah[45]Roman Squad Leader
2017Tremor CordisRickyShort Film
2017Mum[46]CarlIndependent Short Film
2018Peterloo[47]Release date of Nov 2018
2019The Runaways[48]BlytheIn Post Production

Narrator

Year Title Notes
2000Road Wars/Street Wars[49]Broadcast on Sky 1

Video Games

Year Title Character Notes
2011The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[50]Additional Voices
2011Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine[50]Alexander/Imperial Guardsman
2012Assassins Creed III[50]Additional Voices
2013Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag[50]Additional Voices
2014Assassins Creed: Unity[50]Additional Voices
2014Assassins Creed: Rogue[50]Additional Voices
2015The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone[50]Vlodimir von EverecEnglish Version
2017Assassins Creed: Origins[50]Voice Talent

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