Lee Boardman

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.

Lee Boardman
Boardman in November 2012
Born	2 July 1972 Stockport, County Borough of Stockport, England
Occupation	Actor, narrator
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Jennifer James (m. 2001)
Children	2

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 one son, Jack Alexander, born March 2004 and a daughter, Scarlett Marie, born April 2010.

Actor Tribe

In 2013, Boardman and James launched Actor Tribe, an acting school for children and adults in Knutsford. 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.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Character	Production	Notes
1997	Gold[10]	Tomkins	ITV	Appeared in: Season 3, Ep. 3, 4 "The Catch (Two Parts)"
1997–2000	Coronation Street[11]	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[12]	Andy	TVBBC	Appeared in: Season 1 Ep. 5, 6
1999–2001	The Bill[13]	Dave Carter/Waiter		Appeared in: Season 15, Ep. 41; Season 17, Ep. 40
2000–2003	Hotel Getaway[14]	Standup Comic, Murder Mystery Actor, Promo Video Director	ITV	Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 3; Season 2, Ep. 4, 5
2003	Holby City[15]	Peter Gaskell	BBC	Appeared in: Series 5, Ep. 24
2004	Dalziel and Pascoe[16][17]	Sgt. Brian Skinner	BBC	Appeared in: Season 8, Ep. 1 "A Game of Soldiers"
2004	Making Waves[18][19]	Leading Chef	ITV	Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 1
2005–2007	Rome[20]	Timon	BBC/HBO	Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11; Season 2 (All)
2006	Longford[21]	Talk Show Host	HBO	Made for TV Movie
2006–2007	Drop Dead Gorgeous[22]	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[23]	Stygian Assassin	Comedy Central	Appeared in Season 1, Ep. 1-2
2009	Moving On[24]	Colin	BBC	Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 2
2009	The Street[13]	Bomber	BBC	Appeared in: Series, Ep. 6
2009	Blue Murder[25]	Donnie Shoreham	ITV	Appeared in: Series 5, Ep. 2
2010	Ladies of Letters[26]	Damon	ITV	Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1-7
2011	Midsomer Murders[27]	Matt Rowntree	ITV	Appeared in: Series 14, Ep. 3
2011	Trollied[28]	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[29]	Reg	Sky One	Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 9
2012	Secrets and Words[30]	Jimmy	BBC	Appeared in: Series 1, Ep. 4
2013	Great Night Out[2]	Paddy "Hodge" Hodgkinson	ITV	Series 1
2013	Playhouse Presents[31]	Lenny	Sky Arts	Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 1 "Hey Diddly Dee"
2014	Inspector George Gentley[32]	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
2015	Sun Trap[15]	Elton Juan	BBC	Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 5
2015	The Interceptor[33]	Xavier	BBC	Appeared in: Series 1
2016	Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands[34]	Hane	ITV	Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 6-12
2016	Boomers[35]	Matt	BBC	Appeared in: Series 2, Ep. 2 "Matt & Seb"
2016	The Five[36]	Jay Newman	Sky 1	Appeared in: Season 1, Ep. 2, 3, 7, 8, 10
2017	In the Dark[37]	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 (TV series)	Guthlac	BBC America/Netflix	Appeared in: Season 3, Ep.7
2019	Brexit: The Uncivil War	Arron Banks	Channel 4/HBO	Television film

Film

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2000	P.O.V.[8]	Shaun
2002	Sleep My Love[12]	Tramp	Short Film
2006	Fated[4]	Jack
2010	London Boulevard	Lee
2010	The Story of F***[38]	Gilford Bell
2011	Leila[39]	Paul
2011	Love's Kitchen[40]	Loz
2011	Being Sold[41]	Chris Hope
2013	Jack the Giant Slayer[42]	Badger
2015	Monochrome[43][44]	Agent Walcott	Independent Film
2016	The Young Messiah[45]	Roman Squad Leader
2017	Tremor Cordis	Ricky	Short Film
2017	Mum[46]	Carl	Independent Short Film
2018	Peterloo[47]	Nadin's Constable	Directed by Mike Leigh
2019	The Runaways[48]	Blythe	In Post Production

Narrator

Year	Title	Notes
2000	Road Wars/Street Wars[49]	Broadcast on Sky 1

Video games

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2011	The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[50]	Additional Voices
2011	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine[50]	Alexander/Imperial Guardsman
2012	Assassins Creed III[50]	Additional Voices
2013	Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag[50]	Additional Voices
2014	Assassins Creed: Unity[50]	Additional Voices
2014	Assassins Creed: Rogue[50]	Additional Voices
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone[50]	Vlodimir von Everec	English Version
2017	Assassins Creed: Origins[50]	Voice Talent

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External links

• Lee Boardman at IMDb