Ashley Rice

Ashley Rice (born Ashley Taylor-Rhys; 14 January 1986) is an English actor, known for his role as Sid Vere on the BBC soap opera Doctors.[3]

Ashley Rice
Born
Ashley Taylor-Rhys

(1986-01-14) 14 January 1986
Birmingham, England
Other namesAshley Rice
EducationBirmingham School of Acting[1][2]
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
TelevisionTracy Beaker Returns
Doctors

Career

Rice made his professional acting debut in 2009, when he appeared in the drama film An Education.[1] He then made brief appearances in British television series including Hope Springs, Emmerdale and Hustle.[4] Then in 2009, he made his stage debut as Curio in a production of Twelfth Night,[5] He has since made appearances in productions of War Horse at the Royal National Theatre,[6][7] Yellow Moon[1] and Amid The Clouds.[1] From 2011 to 2012, Rice appeared in six episodes of the CBBC sitcom Tracy Beaker Returns as Seth Foreman.[1]

In April 2015, Rice began portraying the role of Sid Vere in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.[8] When asked for his opinion on his character, Rice stated: "He's so annoying, isn't he? I annoy myself playing him sometimes. And despite being quite bright he can completely miss the point sometimes. But he does have a good heart and only wants to do his best. I had a help from the directors in finding and using Sid's nervous energy, one in particular springs to mind."[9] For his portrayal of Sid, Rice was longlisted for Best Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[10][11][12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2009 An Education Petrol Attendant Film
2009 Hope Springs Chris O'Neill Episode: "1.4"
2010 The Gemma Factor Dom Main role[13]
2010 Doctors Gaz Templeton Guest role; 6 episodes
2010 Emmerdale Nick Crosby 1 episode
2011 Hustle Call Centre Guy Episode: "Old Sparks Come New"
2011–2012 Tracy Beaker Returns Seth Foreman Recurring role; 6 episodes
2012 I, Anna P.C. Childs Film
2014 The Dumping Ground Survival Files Seth Foreman 1 episode
2015–present Doctors Sid Vere Series regular
2018 Shining Tor Dylan Short film
2019 This Morning Himself Guest

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 National Television Awards Newcomer Nominated [14]
2017 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [10]
2018 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [11]
2019 RTS Midlands Awards Best Male Acting Performance Nominated [15]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [12]

References
  1. "Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Acting Graduates". Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Ashley Taylor-Rhys". BBA Shakespeare. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. "The Mill gets a new trainee". What's on TV. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. "Ashley Taylor-Rhys". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. "The Royal Shakespeare Company's Twelfth Night Transfers to West End". Broadway.com. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. "Ashley Rice: Quick Fire Questions". BBC. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. "Whinnying ways: War Horse on stage". The Guardian. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  8. "BBC One - Doctors - Sid Vere". BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  9. "Ashley Rice Interview". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. "British Soap Awards 2017 – find out who's on the longlist". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  11. Kilkelly, Daniel. "British Soap Awards 2018 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  13. "The Gemma Factor characters". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  14. Harp, Justin (16 October 2019). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  15. "RTS Midlands Awards 2019". RTS Awards. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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