Sam Darbyshire
| Sam Darbyshire | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1989 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Sam Darbyshire (born 26 March 1989)[1] is a television actor best known for his role as Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He has, however, also appeared in several advertisements and had a small role in Coronation Street. He belongs to a local youth theatre group in Wigan, Willpower Youth Theatre, near to where he lives in Standish, Greater Manchester. Sam is represented by Inter-City Casting who also represent fellow stars Carley Stenson and Ashley Slanina-Davies.[2] In his final year of secondary school, Sam was involved in a production of the musical Grease.[3]
Sam says: "I love the idea of entertaining and being on TV. It's what I've always wanted to do. I can't wait to see how Fletch develops - his capers with Josh are hilarious!"
Sam attended Winstanley College, Billinge also the college of The Verve lead singer Richard Ashcroft,[4][5] Georgia Taylor [6] and fellow Hollyoaks star Carley Stenson[7][8] He has recently completed his A-levels achieving AABB and is an ex student at Staffordshire University after failing to complete his 3 years, he is now a student at Salford University. On 5 September 2013, Sam welcomed the birth of his first child; a daughter called Annabelle.
References
- ↑ "Sam Darbyshire". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ↑ "Young Actors". Inter-City Casting. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ Barton, Laura (2005-03-16). "What's it really like being 15 today?". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ↑ "Richard Ashcroft". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Biography". RichardAshcroft.com. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Biography". GeorgiaTaylor.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Make the grade to be a star". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ Winstanley College's Wikipedia page.