Oliver Michael Wellington
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| Born | Oliver Michael Wellington 1992/05/17 Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| 🏡 Residence | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England United Kingdom |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Oxford School of Drama |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor in England, United Kingdom |
| 📆 Years active | 2010 – present |
| Height | 5 feet 11 inches |
| Television | Doctors (2015–), You May Now Kill the Bride (2016–), Comedy Playhouse (2016–), Hospital People (2017–), Will (2017–), The Dumping Ground (2017–2018), Timewasters (2019–), Brassic (2020–), Back (2021–) |
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Oliver Wellington
Oliver Michael Wellington (born 1992) is an English actor. Best known for his recurring role as Sam in The Dumping Ground[1] on CBBC and as series regular JJ in ITV2 comedy Timewasters[2]
Wellington was born on 17 May 1992 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. He studied at the Oxford School of Drama from 2011 to 2014[3] graduating with a diploma in professional acting.
Career
Wellington made his television debut in 2015 as a guest lead in an episode of the continuing British medical soap opera Doctors (2000 TV series), alongside actress Sarah Gordy. In February 2016 he appeared as trawler-man, Jack Marshbrook, in an episode '(The Sea Glass)'’ of British crime drama series Vera (TV series) on ITV, based on novels of the same name, written by crime writer Ann Cleeves.
In the same month he also appeared in the BBC One Mockumentary series Hospital People, set in the fictional Brimlington Hospital, in which the show creator, Tom Binns, plays four different characters. He featured as recurring character, Gary, in a pilot episode that was shown on BBC One in February 2016. He would later reprise this role in the series that was commissioned and then broadcast in 2017.
Later that year, Wellington joined the cast of The Dumping Ground on CBBC where he plays the role of Sam, a young trainee social worker.
As of 2019, he joined the second series of ITV2 comedy Timewasters as series regular, JJ, the onscreen son of Anna Chancellor and Kadiff Kirwan's characters.
Wellington made his film debut as, Ricardo, in British feature, Fisherman's Friends (film) starring Daniel Mays and James Purefoy.
Work
| Year | Title | Role | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Doctors (2000 TV series) | David Parry | BBC | 1 Episode |
| 2016 | Vera (TV series) | Jack Marshbrook | ITV | 1 Episode |
| 2016 | Comedy Playhouse (Hospital People Pilot) | Gary | BBC | 1 Episode Pilot (Recurring) |
| 2017 | Hospital People | Gary | BBC | 4 Episodes |
| 2017–2018 | The Dumping Ground | Sam | CBBC | Appeared in series 5 and 6 (Recurring) |
| 2017 | Will (TV series) | Benjamin Forthwright | TNT | 1 Episode |
| 2019 | Timewasters (series 2) | JJ | ITV | Appeared in series 2 (Series Regular) |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fisherman's Friends (film) | Ricardo | Chris Foggin | Fred Films |
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