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Holly Weston

Holly Weston
Born (1985-08-30) 30 August 1985 (age 39)
Putney, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

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.

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

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Mouth to Mouth Claire
2004 Wall of Silence Kelly Robe TV Movie
2005 Murder in Suburbia Holly Andrews Episode: “Witches”
2006 A Love Too Tempting Brenda
2006 C**T Laura
2007 Silver Trees Holly
2008 All That's Left
2008 Filth and Wisdom Holly
2008 Harley Street Grace TV Series
2009 Off the Hook Fleur TV Series
2009 A Day with Jessie Jessie
2010 Splintered Sophie
2010 Law & Order: UK Sadie Episode: “Hounded”
2011 Gangster Kitten Crack Girl 2
2011 The Impressions Show Lara Stone
2011—2013 Hollyoaks Ash Kane TV Series
2011 Killing Time Julie
2012 Edelweiss Polly
2012 John Carter John Carter's Wife
2012 White Heat Leah
2013 Dementamania Laura Harrington
2014 Casualty Amy Webster Episode: “Valentines Day Mascara”
2015 Assassin Chloe
2015 Howl Ellen
2016 The Collection Flor TV Series
2018 Father Brown Lucy Dawes Episode: “The Dance of Death”
2018 Await Further Instructions Kate

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Holly Weston". holly-weston.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "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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