Neil Hurst
Neil Hurst | |
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 Neil Hurst at the 2019 Up North Film and TV Festival | |
| Born | 5 June 1982 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor, TV Presenter |
Neil Hurst (born 5 June 1982) [1] is an actor and presenter born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England best known for his television and stage theatre career.
Film and Television career[]
Neil first came prominence on British Television as the comic sidekick of Vernon Kay on ITV's All Star Family Fortunes,[2] but his career has seen him appear in many other TV roles from drama to comedy and even presenting.
His TV credits include:[3] Benny Grew in the 2018 adaptation of Agatha Christie's The A.B.C. Murders, Baz in Coronation Street , Ray Glossop in Doctors , Peter in Fresh Meat , Frank in The Syndicate and Gary Plunkett in Home From Home. In addition to this he has appeared in small cameo roles in Casualty, Moving On and 4 O'Clock Club.
In 2019 Neil began appearing as a series regular on Michael McIntyre's Big Show helping Michael McIntyre prank the Unexpected Star of the show. These episodes were filmed at the London Palladium.[4]
Theatre career[]
In 2018 Neil, and Coronation Street actress Vicky Binns, joined the original cast of Craig Cash's and Phil Mealey's sitcom Early Doors in the live stage version of the show.[5] Neil was playing the role of 'Freddie' (a replacement character for Mark Benton's character, 'Eddie') and toured arenas in the UK after sold out run at The Lowry, Salford.[6] Neil reprised his role at The Lowry for the 2019 production of Early Doors: One More Chance.[7]
In 2017 Neil originated the role of Alan in Kay Mellor's Fat Friends The Musical, the musical premièred at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in November 2017, prior to a UK tour from January to June 2018.[8] While appearing in the musical Neil was nominated for best actor in the Entertainment Views Awards [9]
For a decade, 2009 to 2019, Neil appeared at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax each Christmas in their annual pantomime, clocking up almost 1000 performances on the stage.[10] On 28 February 2019, Hurst announced his departure from the Victoria Theatre pantomime after 10 years.[11] Since his departure from Halifax he has been appearing in pantomime for Qdos Entertainment.
In 2020, Neil co-wrote an adult pantomime 'Cinderella' with Jodie Prenger for the Turbine Theatre. Starring Rufus Hound, Scott Paige, Debbie Kurup, Oscar Conlon-Morrey, Sean Parkins and Daisy Wood Davis. The run of the show was unfortunetly cut short due to lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Other theatre roles include:[12] Bouncers, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre, Lost In Yonkers, The Last Five Years and The Wizard of Oz.
Presenting[]
In 2016 Neil presented a documentary in the United States called Hopping The Pond. The show was a documentary about craft beers of America. Filming took place in Duluth, Minnesota and Grand Marais, Minnesota[13]
He also co-host's the weekly 'Mishaps Podcast' with Emmerdale actress, Natalie Anderson and Musical Theatre star, Jodie Prenger[14]
Neil also narrates many TV documentaries.
References[]
- ^ "Neil Hurst IMDb".
- ^ "All Star Family Fortunes".
- ^ "IMDB".
- ^ "Michael McIntyre's Big Show (2015– ) Full Cast & Crew".
- ^ "Casting for Early Doors live theatre show".
- ^ "Early Doors Live".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Manchester Evening News, 2019 Early Doors cast announced".
- ^ "fat friends musical - Google Search". www.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Entertainment Views Awards".
- ^ "Imagine Theatre, Panto Favourites return".
- ^ "Halifax funny man Neil Hurst announces departure from Victoria Theatre pantos". Evening Courier (Halifax). 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Spotlight CV".
- ^ "Hopping The Pond Premiere".
- ^ "Mishaps Podcast".
External links[]
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male musical theatre actors
- Male actors from Yorkshire
- People from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Living people
- 1982 births