Holly Weston Explained

Holly Weston
Birth Date:30 August 1985
Birth Place:Putney, London, England
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2003–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. 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. 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 before appearing as the corpse of Carter's wife in John Carter.

Weston has also appeared as Grace in Harley Street, as Sadie in , as Fleur in Off the Hook, as Kelly Robe in Wall of Silence, as Julie in Killing Time, 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. 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.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Mouth to Mouth Claire
2004 Wall of Silence Kelly RobeTV Movie
2005 Murder in Suburbia Holly AndrewsEpisode: “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 GraceTV Series
2009 Off the Hook FleurTV Series
2009 A Day with Jessie Jessie
2010 Splintered Sophie
2010 SadieEpisode: “Hounded”
2011 Gangster Kitten Crack Girl 2
2011 The Impressions Show Lara Stone
2011—2013 Hollyoaks Ash KaneTV 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 WebsterEpisode: “Valentines Day Mascara”
2015 Assassin Chloe
2015 Howl Ellen
2016The CollectionFlorTV Series
2018Father BrownLucy DawesEpisode: “The Dance of Death”
2018Await Further InstructionsKate

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holly Weston. Heat. 20 July 2012.
  2. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Hollyoaks' Tamaryn Payne and Holly Weston for Pillow Magazine. Pillow Magazine. pillowmagazine.com. 26 September 2011. 20 July 2012. 2 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402112100/http://pillowmagazine.com/2011/09/26/exclusive-hollyoaks/. dead.
  3. Web site: Holly Weston. holly-weston.com. 20 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505125728/http://holly-weston.com/Holly_Weston/CV.html. 5 May 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Interview: Holly Weston and Tamaryn Payne. OK!. Northern & Shell. 20 March 2012. 18 July 2012.
  5. Web site: Mitchell. Wendy. Holly Weston follows Madonna film with UK horror Splintered. Screen Daily. Screen International. 1 May 2008. 20 July 2012.
  6. Web site: BBC America's Dramaville presents White Heat – May 9. BBC. 24 April 2012. 20 July 2012.
  7. Web site: HOLLY WESTON Spotlight Actresses. Spotlight.com. 20 July 2012.
  8. Web site: Kilkelly. Daniel. 'Hollyoaks': Loads of gossip and teasers from the set. Digital Spy. 20 July 2012. 5 September 2011.
  9. Web site: Cairney. Gemma. The Hollyoaks freshers chat to Gemma Cairney. BBC. 5 November 2011. 20 October 2011.
  10. Web site: Kilkelly. Daniel. British Soap Awards 2012 voting opens, nominations revealed. Digital Spy. 20 July 2012. 27 February 2012.
  11. Web site: Vote Hollyoaks: TV Choice Awards . . 20 July 2012 . 22 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606014213/http://www.e4.com/blog/hollyoaks/post/hbpzmexokrtmntomaa2lil/view.e4 . 6 June 2012 .