Scott Neal Explained

Scott Neal
Birth Date:1978 6, df=y
Birth Place:Islington, London, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1991–present
Notable Works:Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Bill (1997–99; 2002–03)
EastEnders (2015)
Domesticpartner:Philip O'Ferrall

Scott Neal (born 10 June 1978) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in The Bill, first in guest roles as Ryan Keating and Carl Simms and later as a regular cast member as PC Luke Ashton, and for his breakout role in landmark LGBT film Beautiful Thing. He is also known for his role in EastEnders as Jason Adams.

Career

He entered the Anna Scher Theatre School in 1989. He debuted in The Listening on Channel Four. He has participated in other TV shows such as EastEnders, Emmerdale, Bramwell, Prime Suspect, and London's Burning. He later became a regular appearance on the British television police drama The Bill, playing PC Luke Ashton, a character coming to terms with his own sexuality. PC Ashton and Sgt. Craig Gilmore, played by Hywel Simons, shared the first romantic gay kiss between uniformed police officers on ITV (Episode No. 48 on 22 August 2002), prompting 160 complaints.[1]

He is widely recognised for having appeared in the 1996 gay drama film Beautiful Thing, where he played an abused teenager who falls for the unpopular boy next door played by Glen Berry, also a student at Anna Scher Theatre School.[2]

Scott Neal is featured in Isolation and portrays Charlie, the lead male character in The Wonderland Experience, a feature film directed by Ben Hardyment and shot on location in southern India. In addition, he has participated in the plays Yours Fondly, Zekk Baxter and Morning Glory (2001) as well as in the musical Last Song of the Nightingale (2001).[3]

In 2010 Neal was cast in Hollyoaks by former executive producer of The Bill Paul Marquess.[4]

Personal life

Scott Neal is openly gay. He is in a relationship with British media executive and businessman Philip O'Ferrall.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 EastEnders Jason Adams 4 episodes
2012 Crime Stories Andrew Frank 1 episode
2012 Emmerdale 3 episodes
2011 We Need to Talk About Kieran Alistair film
2010–2012Hollyoaks Trevor (a.k.a. Alphonse) 6 episodes
2010 Emmerdale Solicitor 9 episodes
2008 Emmerdale Bob Hope's Solicitor 4 episodes
2006 Tug of War Max short
2003 The Saturday Show, BBC One[6] On-screen participant 1 episode
2003 SM:TV, ITV 1[7] Guest star 1 episode
2002–2003 The Bill 3 episodes
2002 The Wonderland Experience Charlie film
2001 London's Burning Luke Jones 6 episodes
1999 Lily Savage's Blankety Blank, BBC One[8] On-screen participant 1 episode
1998 The VIBE, Channel 4[9] On-screen participant 1 episode
1998 Light Lunch, Channel 4[10] On-screen participant 1 episode
1997–1999 The Bill 3 episodes
1996 Beautiful Thing Ste Pearce film
1996 The Bill Ryan Keating 1 episode
1995 London's Burning Neil 6 episodes
1995 The Bill Carl Simms
1995 The Smiths Wayne Smith TV movie
1995 Bramwell Wilf 4 episodes
1995 Prime Suspect Geoff 1 episode
1991 The Listening
1997The KnockGang Member1 episode

Notes and References

  1. News: The Mirror. 1 March 2004. Gay Kiss on the Archers. 7. Chris Hughes.
  2. News: The People. 15 February 1998. 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello to the Brand New Bill Boys. Burrow, Lisa. "When he was just 17, Scott became a gay icon after appearing in Beautiful Thing – a film about two teenage lads from a low-rise estate in South London who fall in love. 'I did get a lot of attention for that film,' says Scott, who's quick to point out that he's a red-blooded heterosexual. 'It was nerve-racking at the time. But at the end of the day it was just a job.' ".
  3. Web site: Michael Gieleta . 11 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110122004031/http://www.michaelgieleta.com/page1.html . 22 January 2011 .
  4. Inside Soap. September 2010. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Inside Soap Meets The Producers – Hollyoaks. 44.
  5. Web site: Scott Neal's Instagram . Instagram. none.
    News: Lawson. Alex. Sex Pistols, screens and big brands: Philip O'Ferrall on his vision for media venture Outernet. The Guardian. 30 May 2023. 10 June 2023.
  6. Web site: BBC – Press Office – the Saturday Show 8 February 2003.
  7. Web site: Absolutely Brian - SM:tv (25th January 2003)/25th-jan-02-23. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031020215536/http://www.briandowling.biz/photogallery/displayimage.php?album=38&pos=15 . 20 October 2003 .
  8. Web site: Lily Savage's Blankety Blank[25/09/99] (1999). https://web.archive.org/web/20090129055911/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/644237 . dead . 2009-01-29 .
  9. Web site: The Vibe[24/10/98] (1998). https://web.archive.org/web/20110818210115/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/678255 . dead . 2011-08-18 .
  10. Web site: Good They've Been to the Gym. .