Lee Ross (actor)

English actor (born 1971)

Lee Ross (born 1971) is an English actor known for his roles as Kenny Phillips in the CITV dramedy Press Gang and as Owen Turner in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is also known for his work in the drama series Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest, Secrets & Lies, The Catherine Tate Show and BBC sitcom White Gold.

Prior to his first acting role, Lee Ross attended Stockwood High School, Luton. He first became a familiar face on British television in 1983 as one of the children in a Colgate commercial which featured a parody of the hit Madness song Baggy Trousers. His first acting role was as Fat Sam in Micky Dolenz' West End production of Bugsy Malone. He then went on to play Dodger in the TV series Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest, which was a spin off from the series Dramarama. The series ran from 1985 till 1986. He next played Kenny Phillips in Press Gang from 1989 to 1991. He also had lead roles in two films in 1990, playing Bryan in Amongst Barbarians and Phil in Sweet Nothing. He also had small roles in Buddy's Song in 1990, playing Jason, and in the 1999 film Rogue Trader, playing Danny. He had another lead role in the movie Hard Men playing the part of a gangster and in 1995 he played Gumbo in the film I. D.

In 1991 he played Justin Parrish, the son of Jim Broadbent's character, in Work!. In 1992 and 1993 he had roles in The Guilty, Between the Lines, Casualty, Westbeach, The Bill and The Upper Hand. He had many more roles in the late 1990s including Trial & Retribution

He played Paul, the boyfriend of Roxanne (Cynthia Purley's daughter) in the critically acclaimed 1996 Mike Leigh film Secrets & Lies, appearing in just white briefs in his opening scene. He provided the voice for Hawkbit in all three of the 1999 Watership Down television series. He has appeared on The Catherine Tate Show in many sketches, working alongside Catherine Tate and Niky Wardley. He has also had many guest roles in a variety of television shows, including Waking the Dead, Hustle, Jericho, M. I. T.: Murder Investigation Team and recurring roles in Mutual Friends and Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes. In 2018, Ross starred as retired drag queen Hugo Battersby/ Loco Chanelle in the hit West End musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie.

Year Film Role Notes 1990 Amongst Barbarians Bryan 1991 Buddy's Song Jason 1992 Life's a Gas Short film 1994 The Crane Young Man 2 1995 I. D. Gumbo The Hurting Bull 1996 Black Eyes Tony Secrets & Lies Paul Hard Men Speed The English Patient Spalding 1997 Metroland Toni Barbarowski The Island on Bird Street Freddy 1998 Vigo Oscar Levy 1999 Five Seconds to Spare Dropouts Rogue Trader Danny Argyropoulos Dreaming of Joseph Lees Harry 2000 Jump Willy Secret Society Ken 2004 Billy's Day Out Dave 2005 Goal! Bluto 2009 Origin Jimmy Holmes Post production 2010 Centurion Septus 2013 Locke PC Davids voice 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Grey motion capture 2015 Containment Mark2016 ID2: Shadwell Army Gumbo Dusty and Me Bill 2017 Bikini Blue Sergeant Daldry 2018 Farming Jack Carpenter 2021 A Castle for Christmas Thomas

Year Show Role Notes1984 Dramarama Dodger 1 episode: "Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest"1985–1986 Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest Dodger Series regular1989–1991 Press Gang Kenny Phillips Series regular 1990 Sweet Nothing Phil 1991 Work! Justin Parrish The Bill Mace 1 episode: "Stress Rules" Shrinks Paul Carter 1 episode: "1.6" 1992 The Guilty Tommy Between the Lines Michael Brandell 1 episode: "Out of the Game" Casualty Dave 1 episode: "Money Talks" 1993 Westbeach Chris Cromer Recurring The Bill Neil Simpson 1 episode: "Trust" The Upper Hand Gary Grant 1 episode: "The Price Is Right" 1995 Shine on Harvey Moon Roy Recurring 1996 Casualty Ray 1 episode: "Land of Hopes" 1997 Trial & Retribution Peter James 2 episodes: "1.1" and "1.2" 1998 Only Love Technician 1999 Playing the Field Ryan Pratt Recurring from Episode "2.1" to "4.3" Dockers Andy Walton Tube Tales Male Reveller Watership Down Hawkbit (voice) 39 episode television series 2001 Waking the Dead Christopher Redford 2 episodes: "Every Breath You Take" (parts 1 & 2) 2003 Where the Heart Is Gary Frasier 1 episode: "The Need of You" 2004 Dunkirk Sgt Moore Hustle Ray Fordham 1 episode: "The Last Gamble" 2004–2007 The Catherine Tate Show Paul Series regular 2005 M. I. T.: Murder Investigation Team Andy Nash 1 episode: "2.4" Jericho Louis 4 part series 2006 Life on Mars DCI Litton 2 episodes: "1.3" and "1.6" The Family Man Gary Mutual Friends Harry Seed 6 part series; recurring 2009 Moses Jones Mick Mahoney 3 part series; recurring 2007 & 2009 Robin Hood Sir Jasper 2 episodes: "Walkabout" and "Total Eclipse" 2006 & 2009 EastEnders Owen Turner Series regular 2010 The Persuasionists Cockney Jim 1 episode: "Cockney Cheese" Ashes to Ashes DCI Litton 1 episode: "3.5" 2011 Doctor Who Boatswain 1 episode: "The Curse of the Black Spot" Coming Up Jim 1 episode: "Geronimo" Midsomer Murders Sergeant Trevor Gibson 1 episode: "The Sleeper Under the Hill" 2012 Titanic Barnes 4 part seriesFlikken MaastrichtIRA killer Gerry Utters (better known as Bran Collins) Dutch police drama2014 The Driver Kev Mitchell 3 part series2017Silent Witness Tommy McAteer Episode: "Covenant"2017White Gold Ronnie Farrell2017STAR Buddy Bruce2018Farming Jack2021AndorKlorisEpisode 4, 5