Philip Olivier - His most notable role was that of Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary, in the soap opera Brookside from 1996 until its cancellation in 2003. He also appeared in the one-off drama Brookside: Unfinished Business which followed the series in 2003.
He has performed in several audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish Productions as a companion of the Seventh Doctor by the name of Hex.
In 2005, he won the Channel 4 reality TV show, The Games, dominating the competition from start to finish. Displaying an impressive physique in the series, he went on to do a number of photo shoots and released calendars from 2006 to 2009. He is popular with gay audiences, hosting Mr Gay UK in 2005 and appearing on-stage at several Gay Pride events. He appeared nude in the December 2008 and the April 2009 editions of gay magazine Attitude.
He has also been one of the guest regulars in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show Bo Selecta.
In 2006 he played Adam in the Hollyoaks spin-off series Hollyoaks: In the City on E4.
He featured on Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 7 February 2007, on Phill Jupitus' team along with Donny Tourette.
He appeared on the Ghosthunting with Paul O'Grady & Friends show, which was broadcast on ITV2 on 6 September 2008, alongside Jennifer Ellison, Natasha Hamilton and the show's host Yvette Fielding.
Olivier is currently filming the movie Clubbing to Death with Craig Charles, Nick Moran, Huey Morgan and Dave Courtney, due for release in 2009.
In February 2009 he appeared in a Celebrity edition of Come Dine With Me. He competed alongside Christopher Biggins, Julia Bradbury and Edwina Currie and finished second to Biggins, the eventual winner.
During February and March 2009, he competed in "Escape from Takeaway Prison", a section on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which he won on 21st March 2009. He appeared in 'Missing' a BBC1 afternoon drama in March 2009, playing club owner and gangster Mark Stone.
Olivier is due to appear as the title role in the 2009 Camberley Theatre pantomime Dick Whittington.
Olivier is also in the musical Never Forget which is about a Take That tribute band forming. He plays former stripper Dirty Harry.
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