Adam Astill

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Adam Astill (* in the UK ) is a British actor .

Life

Astill attended Manchester University . He played his first small roles, often with only a sentence or two of dialogue, since the late 1990s / early 2000s. Since then he has mainly worked for British television ; he acted in several television series .

In 2005/2006 he had an episode role in the British television series Eastenders . In 2008 he took on the role of Nigel Greenway in the British doctor series Casualty . This was followed by other series roles in Harley Street (2008) and in the soap opera Doctors (2008); in Doctors he played Dave Woodhouse, the fiancé of general practitioner Dr. Lily Hassan. In the British television series Mistresses - From 2008 to 2010, he played the role of Simon Bennett in all three seasons; He embodied the owner of the Autograph Events agency and head of the series character Jessica Fraser, who has a relationship with him.

In August 2010 Astill auditioned for the role of the orthopedic surgeon and surgeon (Consultant orthopedic surgeon) Dan Hamilton in the British hospital drama Holby City before. After another appointment with the production team, he received the role in October 2010; Filming began in November 2010. Asthill starred in the role of Dan Hamilton from February 2011 to July 2012. His series character Dan Hamilton was initially designed as a charming, charismatic and self-assured sweetheart (Ladies' Man); his job and rugby are among his passions. Astill's role was developed further in the course of the series with the components bisexuality and homosexuality . In season 13, episode 22 ( Damage control ) there was a violent, also physical argument with his professional rival, the black resident doctor Antoine Malick, during which Dan passionately kissed his competitor on the mouth. There were then spectator protests that criticized a kissing scene with two male leading actors as "inappropriate"; the BBC , however, defended the BBC's representation as a presentation of real life in all its facets. In May 2012, Astill announced his exit from the series. The BBC recognized Astill as a "brilliant actor" who made the series a success while he was there. In the re-encounter with the series character Simon Marshall, who is newly hired as a nurse, Dan Hamilton's unacknowledged homosexuality and his incomplete coming-out are discussed. In an interview, Astill spoke of a “battle between his alter ego and his sexuality ”.

He had other episode roles in the British television series Crime Stories (2012; as a call center employee and work colleague Andy Collins), Father Brown - Always a Tick Ahead (2013; as Reverend Wilfred Bohun) and in the sitcom Toast of London (as Police -Constable Thomas Ledger).

Astill also took part in two German productions. In 2011 he played in the ZDF television film Herzensfragen from the Rosamunde Pilcher series alongside Karin Dor in the role of William, the nephew and blackmailer of Lady Claire Sherberton. In March 2014, Astill could be seen again on ZDF, this time in the Rosamunde Pilcher television film Evitas Revenge alongside Thomas Limpinsel ; he embodied the landscaper Freddie, the lawyer Winston's partner . Astill and Limpinsel were the first gay couple in a Rosamunde Pilcher film.

Astill lives (as of 2013) in Hitchin in Hertfordshire ; there he is patron of the Lesnick School of Ballet. In Hitchin he also had theater engagements at the local Market Theater. In 2004 he worked there as Lord Mayor of London Richard Whittington (circa 1354-1423) in the production of Puss and Dick , a stage version of the British fairy tale Dick Whittington and His Cat for adults. In 2005 he appeared there in a version of the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in a three-person version for adults.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1999: Julie and the Cadillacs (feature film)
  • 2002: Believe Nothing (TV series)
  • 2002: My Family (sitcom)
  • 2003: The Last Detective (TV series)
  • 2003: Hollyoaks (TV series)
  • 2005-2006: Eastenders (TV series)
  • 2008: Casualty (TV series)
  • 2008: Harley Street (TV series)
  • 2008; 2013: Doctors (Soap)
  • 2008–2010: Mistresses - From Lust and Passion ( Mistresses ) (TV series)
  • 2009: Holy Water (feature film)
  • 2009: Monday Monday (TV series)
  • 2009: The Bill (TV series)
  • 2010: Abroad - Liebe in London ( Abroad ) (TV movie)
  • 2011: Rosamunde Pilcher - Questions of the Heart (TV film; ZDF)
  • 2011–2012: Holby City (TV series)
  • 2012: Crime Stories (TV series)
  • 2013: Father Brown ( Father Brown ) (TV series; episode: The Hammer of God )
  • 2013: Law & Order: UK (TV series)
  • 2013: Toast of London (sitcom)
  • 2014: Birds of a Feather (TV series)
  • 2014: Rosamunde Pilcher - Evitas Rache (TV film; ZDF)
  • 2014: Our Girl (TV series)
  • 2019: Treadstone (TV series, 2 episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical information on Adam Astill is hardly available in reference works, newspapers and on the Internet. He is a British citizen.
  2. ↑ a b Simon role profile Simon Bennett + short vita of Adam Astill. Official website of the television series Mistresses . Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Kiss of Death . Plot and cast of the episode. Official website of the television series Doctors . Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b c Adam Astill (Dan Hamilton, 'Holby City') Interview with Adam Astill. Digital Spy dated February 9, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Dan Hamilton role profile. Official website of the television series Holby City . Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Dan Hamilton role profile and development of the character. Holby.tv June 12, 2011. Accessed April 3, 2014
  7. ↑ Holby City gay kiss defended by BBC Digital Spy on June 17, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2014
  8. ↑ a b Holby City exit for Dan Hamilton confirmed Digital Spy on May 17, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ a b Holby City's Paul Nicholls, Adam Astill tease Simon, Dan gay romance interview with Paul Nicholls and Adam Astill. Digital Spy dated May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ a b First gay couple with Rosamunde Pilcher in BILD from March 16, 2014.
  11. ^ TV star patron for Hitchin ballet school The Advertiser Group on January 7, 2013. Accessed April 3, 2014
  12. ↑ Perdormers ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Market Theater Sun Street, Hitchin. Retrieved April 3, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.markettheatre.co.uk
  13. ↑ Smutty panto carries x-rated certificate Bucks Free Press January 2, 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2014
  14. ↑ Snow White & The Dwarf cast and photos of the scene. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Astill, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Great Britain