Luke Roskell
Luke Roskell | |
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.jpg) Roskell in 2012 | |
| Born | 4 February 1997[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Luke Roskell (born 4 February 1997) is an English actor. He is known for playing Sean Spencer in the soap opera Emmerdale (2011–2014), and for his role as Pepper Sharrow in the 2017 historical drama Jamestown.
Personal life[edit]
Born in Knowsley, Merseyside in 1997 and raised in nearby Grappenhall in Warrington, Cheshire.[2] He studied at Broomfields Junior School[3] and Bridgewater High School.[4] Luke is the second of four children, as his mother, Andrea, has three other children, including one older brother and two younger twin siblings.
Career[edit]
Roskell had his first acting role in the ITV miniseries Mobile in 2007; the following year, he was part of the main cast of TV series The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury, broadcast by BBC One and the CBBC Channel; he played the role of Aaron Pryce, a friend of main character Alistair Fury (played by Jonathan Mason). In 2010, Roskell branched out into theatre following a successful audition for the musical Her Benny, adapted from the eponymous Victorian novel (1879) about Liverpool street children by Silas Hocking.[2] Roskell played Perks, one of the street children, over the show's October run at the Theatre Royal in St Helens.[citation needed]
From 2011 to 2014, Roskell portrayed Sean Spencer in the long-running soap opera Emmerdale, appearing in a total of 264 episodes. After leaving the show, he returned to the stage in 2015 to take on the role of Carl Jackson, the lead in Gareth Farr's play Britannia Waves The Rules, touring with the Royal Exchange Theatre through several locations in North West England.[5]
In 2016, he portrayed Dan in the autism TV drama The A Word in three episodes of its first series. He was later cast in the historical drama Jamestown as Pepper Sharrow, the youngest of three brothers living as first settlers of the Colony of Jamestown in the early 17th century.[3]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mobile | Tatton Heights Boy | Episode: "The Soldier" |
| 2008 | The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury | Aaron Pryce | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2009 | Moving On | Ryan | Episode: "Bully" (Series 1) |
| 2010 | Accidental Farmer | Ellis | TV film |
| 2011–2014 | Emmerdale | Sean Spencer | Main role; 264 episodes |
| 2016 | The A Word | Dan | 3 episodes (Series 1) |
| 2017 | Jamestown | Pepper Sharrow | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Outlander | Lee Withers | Recurring |
Theatrical performances[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Her Benny[2] | Perks | Musical play directed by Ann Dalton, adapted from the novel by Silas Hocking; ran from 18 October to 23 October at the Theatre Royal, St Helens |
| 2015 | Britannia Waves The Rules[5] | Carl Jackson | Lead role; play by Gareth Farr, winner of the Judges' Award of the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting; Autumn 2015 Tour |
External links[edit]
- Luke Roskell at IMDb
- Luke Roskell on Twitter
References[edit]
- ^ Roskell, Luke [@lukeroskell] (4 February 2018). "Thanks!! I blame you" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Newey, Miranda (10 October 2010). "Job perks for young actor". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b Morgan, David (8 August 2017). "Former Bridgewater High pupil Luke Roskell shares his experiences working in Budapest on Sky's Jamestown". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Warrington Guardian (31 March 2013). "Emmerdale star to line up against home town club". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b Royal Exchange Theatre (2015). "Touring the North West: Britannia Waves The Rules Tour". Royal Exchange Theatre. Retrieved 4 September 2017.