Jody Latham
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| Jody Latham | |
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| Born | Jody Lee Latham 1 January 1982 Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Jody Lee Latham (born 1 January 1982) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Phillip "Lip" Gallagher in the British Channel 4 series Shameless, Calum McKenzie in the ITV series The Fixer, and Rob Grayson in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders.
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[edit] Personal life
Latham was born in Burnley, Lancashire on January 1, 1982. Latham attended Walton High School in Nelson but got kicked out. Latham has a son, Jack, who was born in Latham's late teens. Jacks's mother is Naomi[1]
Jody used to attend Burnley Youth Theatre where his acting career
The 29 year-old, who used to play Rob Grayson in the BBC soap EastEnders was arrested in the early hours of the morning of May 14, 2011, after police raided his home in Bacup, Lancashire.[1]
He was also arrested for assault and possession of an illegal weapon.[2]
On 15 august 2011 Latham was released with out charge on all the alleged offences.
[edit] Career
He made his television debut in "The Cops" Episode #1.7 (1998) As Grant and then went on to appear in 2000 as "Nelson Catchpole" in the series Big Meg, Little Meg. He then played Lee, one of the key characters on When I Was 12 in 2001. Latham has starred in five BAFTA winning dramas, Clocking Off, The Cops, The Street, Shameless and EastEnders.
[edit] Shameless
Latham worked regularly in television before being cast as "Lip" Gallagher, the second eldest of the Gallagher children. Lip is an intelligent and outspoken youth who is trying to escape from the Chatsworth estate in Stretford. It is said that " lip " is the most popular character in the show. He was 24 when he left the show.
He took on other work between series, until he was written out of the show in 2008 to allow him to concentrate on other projects.
[edit] Other work
Latham played a leading role in the BBC drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle which was shown at Easter 2005. He also appeared in an episode of the BBC drama The Street, written by Jimmy McGovern, in April 2006.
In 2006 Latham filmed a short film A Neutral Corner about a young boxer arriving in a desolate town where he meets a dog, a stranger and a mysterious waitress.
In 2007 he appeared in Ruby Blue with Bob Hoskins - this was Latham's first film role.
Since leaving Shameless, he has appeared in ITV1's The Fixer playing the cheeky scally character Calum, which was broadcast during March/April 2008, and played a part in the music video Moonshine & Roses by International One.
He has also turned presenter - hosting the NME Awards aftershow party interviewing award winners. He also been the face & voice of numerous brands including Clearisil, Orange Mobile, Gio Goi and many more including the BBC flagship station Radio 1.
He appears in the forthcoming films Act of Grace (which he is also associate producing) and The Michael Gomez Story (filmed in 2007). In the latter he plays Michael Gomez, an Irish Traveller who turned professional boxer at 17.
Jody plays guest lead in the forthcoming series of the hit Canadian show The Tudors along with Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Latham was one of the celebrities to take part in the 2009 series of Hell's Kitchen on ITV 1.
In 2010 Latham played Matt on the radio series House on Fire which airs on BBC Radio 4. The first episode was broadcast on January 7, 2010. The radio show was such a success that it was repeated and recommisioned for a second Series
In 2011 Latham joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing Rob Grayson, a pimp in a controversial sex exploitation storyline.[3]
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Cops, 1998
- Big Meg, Little Meg 2000
- When I Was 12 2001
- Having It Off 2002
- The Stretford Wives 2002
- Holby City 5 episodes 2002-2003
- Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle 2005
- The Street 2006
- A Neutral Corner 2006
- The Micheal Gomez story 2007
- Ruby Blue 2007
- Shameless 2004-2008
- The Fixer 2008
- Spooks: Code 9 2008
- The Tudors 2010
- Casualty 2010
- EastEnders 2011
[edit] References
- ^ "Eastenders Star Jody Latham Arrested for 'Growing and Supplying Cannabis' After Assault Claim". The Daily Mail. May 14 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387043/EastEnders-star-Jody-Latham-arrested-growing-supplying-cannabis-assault-claim.html. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Eastenders Actor, Jody Latham, Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Offences". The Telegraph. May 14 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8513724/EastEnders-actor-Jody-Latham-arrested-on-suspicion-of-drug-offences.html. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Barrowford actor Jody Latham to appear in ‘Eastenders’". Pendle Today (Johnston Publishing). http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/news/local-news/barrowford_actor_jody_latham_to_appear_in_eastenders_1_2928859. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Scotsman.com News - Features - Don't gimme no Lip child (retrieved January 9, 2006)
- ^ People.co.uk - Jody a Dope (retrieved April 21, 2009)
