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Luke Gell is a british actor. He is most noteable as 'Tim' in the ] sitcom, ].
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| name = Luke Gell
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| caption = Gell as ], 2010
| birthname = Luke Martin Gell
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| nationality = English
| education =
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2007–2015
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'''Luke Martin Gell''' is an English former actor. He was educated at The Kings School in Nottingham and trained at ]'s Television Workshop. He has been described as a "young ]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2008/01/19/ian_smith_interview_television_workshop_feature.shtml|title=The man behind Television Workshop|date=2008-04-15|accessdate=2008-05-10}}</ref> and is most well known for the role of ] in the ] sitcom, '']'' from 2008 to the show's end in 2011.

==Career==
Gell has been acting since the age of 11, including in the long-running hospital drama '']'', and now runs the weekend drama workshop "Inspire Academy"<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421195940/http://inspireacademy.co.uk/aboutus.aspx |date=2008-04-21 }}</ref> for young actors.

Gell joined the cast of ] in 2008 following the departure of ] a role in which he remained until the shows ending in 2011.

From April - June 2008, Gell appeared in the ] comedy '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/scallywagga/|title=Scallywagga|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref>

He appeared in a one off episode of ''Above Their Station''<ref></ref> on 22 February 2010.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| rowspan="1"|2000|| '']'' || Boy number 1||
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| rowspan="1"|2008–2011|| '']'' || ] || Series regular; 23 episodes
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| rowspan="1"|2008 || '']'' || Various || Series regular
|-
| rowspan="1"|2010 || ''Above Their Station'' || Various ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2013 || '']'' || Clive || Series regular
|-
| rowspan="1"|2014 || '']'' || Tim || Cameo role - Episode 7
|-
| rowspan="1"|2015 || '']'' || Chris || Series 4 Episode 1
|-
| rowspan=''1''|2016 || '' ] '' || waiter || Series 4 Episode 5
|}

==Personal life==
Gell is the owner of a ] based theatre company named Inspire Academy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Are you being served? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2008/02/14/luke_gell_interview_feature.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref> In 2020, Gell confirmed he had quit acting and had opened up his own ] in Nottingham.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/two-pints-lager-packet-crisps-4504464
| title = Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor set to open a new cafe in Stapleford
| website = ]
| access-date = 4 June 2023
| date = 11 September 2020
| last = Pinchess | first = Pinchess}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 27 May 2024

English actor

Luke Gell
BornLuke Martin Gell
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor
Years active2007–2015
TelevisionTwo Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Scallywagga

Luke Martin Gell is an English former actor. He was educated at The Kings School in Nottingham and trained at Central Independent Television's Television Workshop. He has been described as a "young Peter Kay" and is most well known for the role of Tim in the BBC Three sitcom, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2008 to the show's end in 2011.

Career

Gell has been acting since the age of 11, including in the long-running hospital drama Casualty, and now runs the weekend drama workshop "Inspire Academy" for young actors.

Gell joined the cast of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps in 2008 following the departure of Ralf Little a role in which he remained until the shows ending in 2011.

From April - June 2008, Gell appeared in the BBC Three comedy Scallywagga.

He appeared in a one off episode of Above Their Station on 22 February 2010.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Barbara Boy number 1
2008–2011 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Tim Claypole Series regular; 23 episodes
2008 Scallywagga Various Series regular
2010 Above Their Station Various
2013 The Wright Way Clive Series regular
2014 Trying Again (TV Series) Tim Cameo role - Episode 7
2015 Citizen Khan Chris Series 4 Episode 1
2016 Still Open All Hours waiter Series 4 Episode 5

Personal life

Gell is the owner of a Nottingham based theatre company named Inspire Academy. In 2020, Gell confirmed he had quit acting and had opened up his own café in Nottingham.

References

  1. "The man behind Television Workshop". 15 April 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  2. Inspire Academy Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Scallywagga". Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  4. Above Their Station
  5. "Are you being served?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. Pinchess, Pinchess (11 September 2020). "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor set to open a new cafe in Stapleford". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

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