Lee Boardman

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Lee Boardman
Lee Boardman.jpg
Boardman in November 2012
Born (1972-07-02) 2 July 1972 (age 51)
Stockport, England
Occupation(s)Actor, narrator
Years active1996–present
Spouse Jennifer James (m. 2001)
Children2

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.

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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 two children; a son born in 2004 and a daughter born 2010.

Actor Tribe

In 2013, Boardman and James launched Actor Tribe, an acting school for children and adults in Knutsford. [9] 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, dividing their time between the two locations. [10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleCharacterProductionNotes
1997 Gold [11] Tomkins ITV Appeared in: Season 3, Ep. 3, 4 "The Catch (Two Parts)"
1997–2000 Coronation Street [12] Jez Quigley ITV Appeared in: Ep. 1.4207, 1.4730, 1.4739, 1.4745, 1.4746, 1.4747, 1.4751, 1.4886, 1.4888, 1.4890, 1.4892
1998 Grafters [13] Andy TVBBC Appeared in: Season 1 Ep. 5, 6
1999–2001 The Bill [14] Dave Carter/WaiterAppeared in: Season 15, Ep. 41; Season 17, Ep. 40
2000–2003Hotel Getaway [15] Standup Comic, Murder Mystery Actor, Promo Video Director ITV Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 3; Season 2, Ep. 4, 5
2003 Holby City [16] Peter Gaskell BBC Appeared in: Series 5, Ep. 24
2004 Dalziel and Pascoe [17] [18] Sgt. Brian Skinner BBC Appeared in: Season 8, Ep. 1 "A Game of Soldiers"
2004 Making Waves [19] [20] Leading Chef ITV Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1
2005–2007 Rome [21] Timon BBC/HBO Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11; Season 2 (All)
2006 Longford [22] Talk Show Host HBO Made for TV Movie
2006–2007 Drop Dead Gorgeous [23] Murray Priestman BBC Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1–4; Series 2, Ep. 1–4, 6
2009 Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire [24] Stygian Assassin Comedy Central Appeared in Season 1, Ep. 1-2
2009 Moving On [25] Colin BBC Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 2
2009 The Street [14] Bomber BBC Appeared in: Series, Ep. 6
2009 Blue Murder [26] Donnie Shoreham ITV Appeared in: Series 5, Ep. 2
2010 Ladies of Letters [27] Damon ITV Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1-7
2011 Midsomer Murders [28] Matt Rowntree ITV Appeared in: Series 14, Ep. 3
2011 Trollied [29] Craig Fallon Sky One Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 6
2011 Death in Paradise [1] Samuel King BBC Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 5
2011 Little Crackers [30] Reg Sky One Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 9
2012 Secrets and Words [31] Jimmy BBC Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4
2013 Great Night Out [2] Paddy "Hodge" Hodgkinson ITV Series 1
2013 Playhouse Presents [32] Lenny Sky Arts Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1 "Hey Diddly Dee"
2014 Inspector George Gently [33] Todd Stretch BBC Appeared in: Series 6, Ep. 2
2014 Da Vinci's Demons [3] Amerigo Vespucci Starz Appeared in: Season 2, Ep. 2–5, 9
2015Sun Trap [16] Elton Juan BBC Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 5
2015 The Interceptor [34] Xavier BBC Appeared in: Series 1
2016 Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands [35] HaneITVAppeared in: Season 1, Ep. 6-12
2016 Boomers [36] Matt BBC Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 2 "Matt & Seb"
2016 The Five [37] Jay NewmanSky 1Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 2, 3, 7, 8, 10
2017 In the Dark [38] Kevin Sherwood BBC Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4
2017 Bancroft [1] George Morris ITV Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1–4
2018 The Last Kingdom Guthlac BBC America/Netflix Appeared in: Season 3, Ep.7
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Arron Banks Channel 4/HBO
2020 The Trouble with Maggie Cole Brian Daniels ITV Series 1
2022 Andor Kravas Disney+ Appeared in: Ep.1
TBA The Crow Girl David White Paramount+ Filming [39]

Film

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2000P.O.V. [8] Shaun
2002Sleep My Love [13] TrampShort Film
2006Fated [4] Jack
2010London BoulevardLee
2010The Story of F*** [40] Gilford Bell
2011Leila [41] Paul
2011Love's Kitchen [42] Loz
2011Being Sold [43] Chris Hope
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer [44] Badger
2015Monochrome [45] [46] Agent WalcottIndependent Film
2016 The Young Messiah [47] Roman Squad Leader
2017Tremor CordisRickyShort Film
2017Mum [48] CarlIndependent Short Film
2018 Peterloo [49] Nadin's ConstableDirected by Mike Leigh
2019 The Runaways [50] BlytheIn Post Production
2022 Memory Mauricio
2022 Enola Holmes 2 Mr. Bill Crouch

Narrator

YearTitleNotes
2003 - 2009 Road Wars/Street Wars [51] Broadcast on Sky 1

Video games

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2011 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings [52] Additional Voices
2011 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine [52] Alexander/Imperial Guardsman
2012 Assassin's Creed III [52] Additional Voices
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag [52] Additional Voices
2014 Assassin's Creed: Unity [52] Additional Voices
2014 Assassin's Creed: Rogue [52] Additional Voices
2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone [52] Vlodimir von EverecEnglish Version
2017 Assassin's Creed: Origins [52] Voice Talent

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