Oliver Coleman (born 17 March 1983) is a British actor. He attended
Bedales School
Bedales School is a coeducational boarding and day public school, in the village of Steep, near the market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1893 by Amy Garrett Badley and John Haden Badley in reaction to the li ...
in Petersfield, Hampshire. He has two brothers and a sister, Daisy Coleman.
Biography
Coleman portrayed Toby in ''
The Line of Beauty
''The Line of Beauty'' is a 2004 Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst.
Plot
The novel is set in Britain in three parts, taking place in 1983, 1986 and 1987. The story surrounds the young gay protagonist, Nick Guest. Nick is mid ...
'' (2006) and
Henry Percy in ''
The Other Boleyn Girl
''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2001) is a historical novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn) of whom little is known. Inspired by Mary's life s ...
'' (2008), along with cameo appearances in ''
Primeval'' and ''
Ashes to Ashes''.
Coleman played Jed in
Vertigo Films
Vertigo Films is a British independent TV and Film production company founded in 2002 by Allan Niblo and James Richardson and joined a few years later by current CEO and partner, Jane Moore.
The company has produced and distributed over 50 fe ...
' 2012 low-budget horror film ''The Facility'' (originally titled ''Guinea Pigs'') directed by
Ian Clark.
In 2012 Coleman joined the cast of ''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' in the role of paediatric specialist Dr
Tom Kent
Thomas Kent Newton (August 6, 1954 – June 24, 2024) was an American radio personality and label executive. As the head of the ''Tom Kent Radio Network'', Kent hosted and produced syndicated daily, weekend and, 24/7 programming each week on a ...
, making his first appearance on screen on 7 January. He left the show on 14 December 2013 alongside his partner Charlotte Salt.
Oliver then went on to make an appearance in ''
Endeavour'' which aired on Easter Sunday 2014.
Personal life
On 31 July 2014, Coleman married his ''Casualty'' co-star
Charlotte Salt
Charlotte Salt (born 12 August 1985) is an English actress best known for performances in British and US television series such as '' Casualty'', '' Bedlam'' and '' The Musketeers'', also in many films, including '' Beneath Still Waters'' in 200 ...
in Somerset. Salt gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, in 2017.
Filmography
References
External links
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British male television actors
Living people
1983 births
Actors educated at Bedales School
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