Biography

Ashley Margolis was born on 31st October, 1993, in Bury, Lancashire, England as Ashley Howard Margolis. He is a British Actor best known for his roles in Hollyoaks (1995), Living the Dream (2013) and Father Brown (2016).

His acting career began in 2002.

In 2002, he began his professional career in Disneys National Touring Production of Beauty and the Beast, where he played Chip.

He trained with David Johnson in Manchester where he developed his improvisational skills and appeared in various TV commercials.

Attending Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, he followed Sir Ben Kingsley and Nicholas Hytner, whom both attended the same school.

In 2009 he was cast in Hollyoaks as Ricky Campbell. He stayed in the show for three years and left in 2012.

Since then, he has appeared in Some Girls (BBC Three), Living the Dream (E4), Doctors (BBC One). Father Brown (2016) will be shown on BBC One in the UK and on Netflix in the USA

He also voices characters in various Video Games and Audio Books.
- IMDb mini biography by: Wikipedia

Ashley has been acting from a very young age. His first role was as Chip in DIsney's touring production of 'Beauty and the Beast' in 2002.

He attended Manchester Grammar School for boys. Sir Ben Kingsley and Nicholas Hytner both attended the same school.