Holly Weston

Holly Weston is an English actress. She is known for her role as Ash Kane in the British television soap opera Hollyoaks. Weston also played the lead roles in feature films Filth and Wisdom and Splintered.

Holly Weston
Born30 August 1985 (age 34)
Putney, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Early life

Weston was born in Putney, London, England.[1] Weston began acting as a child.[2] She trained in dance at the Urdang Academy, she also trained in acting at the Anna Scher Theatre before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[3] After Weston was cast in Hollyoaks she relocated to Liverpool where the serial is filmed.[4]

Career

In 2003 Weston appeared in Mouth to Mouth as Claire.[3] Weston was later cast as the lead role in Filth and Wisdom, which was the directorial debut of Madonna. She played Holly, a ballet dancer working as a stripper and pole dancer. The film was initially planned to be a short film, but as it was filmed it became a feature-length film.[4] Weston was later cast in the lead role in horror film Splintered, in which she played teenager Sophie.[5] Weston has also appeared in film Mouth to Mouth as Claire[3] before appearing as the corpse of Carter's wife in John Carter.[1]

Weston has also appeared as Grace in Harley Street,[1] as Sadie in Law & Order: UK,[1] as Fleur in Off the Hook,[3] as Kelly Robe in Wall of Silence,[3] as Julie in Killing Time,[3] Leah in White Heat[6] and as Lara Stone in The Impressions Show.[7]

On 5 September 2011 it was announced that Weston had been cast in a regular role in Hollyoaks as Ash Kane.[8] Weston said she was initially signed to a six-month contract, which was a "trial period".[9] Producers then decided to keep the character on.[1] For her portrayal of Ash, Weston was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2012 British Soap Awards.[10] She later received a "Best Actress" nomination at the 2012 TV Choice Awards.[11]

Weston has also done voice-over work and appeared in the music videos for "Lonely Girl" by Sandi Thom and "The Test" by Chemical Brothers.[3]

Filmography
YearTitleRole
2003Mouth to MouthClaire
2004Wall of SilenceKelly Robe
2005Murder in SuburbiaHolly Andrews
2006A Love Too TemptingBrenda
2006C**TLaura
2007Silver TreesHolly
2008All That's Left
2008Filth and WisdomHolly
2008Harley StreetGrace
2009Off the HookFleur
2009A Day with JessieJessie
2010SplinteredSophie
2010Law & Order: UKSadie
2011Gangster KittenCrack Girl 2
2011The Impressions ShowLara Stone
2011—2013HollyoaksAsh Kane
2011Killing TimeJulie
2012EdelweissPolly
2012John CarterJohn Carter's Wife
2012White HeatLeah
2013DementamaniaLaura Harrington
2014CasualtyAmy Webster
2015AssassinChloe
2015HowlEllen
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References
  1. "Holly Weston". Heat. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. "EXCLUSIVE: Hollyoaks' Tamaryn Payne and Holly Weston for Pillow Magazine". Pillow Magazine. pillowmagazine.com. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. "Holly Weston". holly-weston.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  4. "Interview: Holly Weston and Tamaryn Payne". OK!. Northern & Shell. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. Mitchell, Wendy (1 May 2008). "Holly Weston follows Madonna film with UK horror Splintered". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  6. "BBC America's Dramaville presents White Heat – May 9". BBC. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  7. "HOLLY WESTON Spotlight Actresses". Spotlight.com. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  8. Kilkelly, Daniel (5 September 2011). "'Hollyoaks': Loads of gossip and teasers from the set". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  9. Cairney, Gemma (20 October 2011). "The Hollyoaks freshers chat to Gemma Cairney". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  10. Kilkelly, Daniel (27 February 2012). "British Soap Awards 2012 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  11. "Vote Hollyoaks: TV Choice Awards". E4.com. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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