Philip Olivier

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Philip Olivier
Born
Philip Lawrence Borg-Olivier

(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 41)
Liverpool, England
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Model
  • Stage performer
Years active1995–present
Height5'8 (1.73m)
Children3

Philip Olivier (born Philip Lawrence Borg-Olivier on 4 June 1980 in Liverpool)[1] is a British actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside.

Career[]

Olivier's first role was in 1995 in the Channel 4 production Hearts and Minds with Christopher Eccleston. In 1996, he started playing his first television role as Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, and continued in the role until the show was cancelled in 2003. He also appeared in the one-off drama Brookside: Unfinished Business, which followed the series in 2003.

After leaving Brookside, Olivier performed in two dozen audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish Productions as a companion of the Seventh Doctor named Hex. He has also appeared as one of the guest regulars in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show Bo Selecta. Popular with gay audiences, Olivier hosted Mr Gay UK in 2005 and appeared on-stage at several Gay Pride events. Olivier appeared nude in the December 2008 and April 2009 editions of the gay magazine Attitude.

In 2005, he won the Channel 4 reality TV show The Games, dominating the competition from start to finish. After displaying an impressive physique in the series, Olivier went on to do a number of photo shoots and released calendars from 2006 to 2009.[2]

Olivier appeared in a celebrity edition of Come Dine with Me in February 2009. 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 21 March 2009. Olivier also appeared in an episode of Missing, a BBC One afternoon drama, playing club owner and gangster Mark Stone in March of the same year. 2009 also saw Olivier start to perform in musicals. He starred in Never Forget which is about a Take That tribute band forming. He played the role of former stripper Dirty Harry. He also starred in the title role of the Camberley Theatre pantomime Dick Whittington.

In 2014, Olivier first appeared in the sixth series of Benidorm as the troublesome Jason Gallagher. He reprised the role in 2015.

In 2019, he appeared in the LGBT short film Just Me[3][4][5] co-starring actor Carl Loughlin.[6][7] The film addressed the theme of accepting your sexuality, and hetrosexual men who have sex with men. The film gathered a lot of attention in the LGBT worldwide press, including an interview in The Advocate magazine.[8] Just Me was released in October 2019 by Peccadillo Pictures as part of their "Boys on Film" collection.

Personal life[]

In 2013, Olivier featured in an episode of the Channel 4 production of Four in a Bed where he and his friend Alfie Bubble own and run the Liverpool B&B 'Yellow Submarine'.

Olivier has three children, all boys. He is the grandson of former Maltese prime minister George Borg Olivier.[9]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Character Notes
1996–2003 Brookside Timothy 'Tinhead' O'Leary 62 episodes
2003 Brookside: Unfinished Business Timothy 'Tinhead' O'Leary Video-only release
2003 Pleasureland Ben Television film
2005 Twisted Tales Iggy Episode: 'Charlie's Angel'
2005 Holby City Steve Morrison Episode: 'Bird on a Wire'
2006 Hollyoaks: In the City Adam Tyler 20 episodes
2006 The Royal Jimmy Price Episode: 'From This Day Forward'
2009 Missing Mark Stone Series 1, episode 2
2010-2014 Doctors: The Go-Between Remy Fry / Gary Ramsbottom / Matt Darby 4 episodes
2013 The Spa Lee Episode: Christmas Special: 'Strangers in the Night'
2014-2015 Benidorm Jason Gallagher 2 episodes
2018 Star Cops Paul Bailey Audio Drama

Film[]

Year Title Character Production
2008 The Crew Paul the Hom
2019 Just Me Scott

References[]

  1. ^ Rick Fulton (28 November 2003). "If acting doesn't work out I'll be a stripper; ...and with a body like this, Brookie hunk Philip will be top of every bill". Daily Record. It was very different to Philip's own youth. The Liverpool-born star, real name Philip Borg-Olivier, confesses: 'I went to a private, all-boys Catholic school and led such a sheltered life.'
  2. ^ Phil Olivier Calendar 2007. Slow Dazzle Worldwide. 1 September 2006. ISBN 978-1-84337-617-0., Phil Olivier A3 Official 2008. Danilo Promotions. 30 September 2007. ISBN 978-1-84770-192-3., Phil Olivier 2009 calendar. Danilo. 1 September 2008. ISBN 978-1-84770-336-1.
  3. ^ "Philip Olivier stars in new gay short film 'Just Me' - check out the first preview images". Attitude.co.uk. 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ "New Short Film "Just Me" Sees Philip Olivier Playing Closeted Gay Man". Instinct Magazine. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Philip Olivier plays closeted gay man in trailer for new short film Just Me". GAY TIMES. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Carl Loughlin". IMDb. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Attitude.co.uk". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "He's Engaged to a Woman, But Sexually Drawn to a Man". www.advocate.com. 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ "£20,000 fine for TV hunk Phil". Liverpool Echo. 14 August 2007.

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