Rob Locke
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| Born | Robert Peter Locke 7 October 1971 Lincoln, England |
| Occupation | Actor TV Host Talk Show Host Game Show Host Voice-Over Artist |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| http://www.roblocke.com | |
Rob Locke is a British Actor, TV Host, and Voice-Over Artist who lives in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Biography
Locke was born in Lincoln, England on October 1971 and grew up in the nation's capital, London. He was bitten by the "acting bug" during his first school play, at the age of six. He continued performing regularly in Youth Theater until the age of eighteen, when he left school and started working professionally in the television industry.
In 1992 Locke found his calling in children's TV. For the ensuing five years he was a series regular on five scripted shows for The Children's Channel (TCC), where he also hosted live interstitial programs and game show segments. In 1996 he guest-starred on Words and Pictures (one of the BBC's longest-running children's TV series), alongside former Doctor Who companion Sophie Aldred, with whom he'd worked for several years at The Children's Channel.
Locke's career escalated with his own regional talk show called The Locke Exchange, alongside a daytime current affairs show and late-night music series, each of which he produced and hosted from 1998 to 1999. This was in addition to seven years as one of QVC UK's prime-time hosts between 1995 and 2002.[1]
Since immigrating to the USA in 2003, Locke has appeared in various TV, film and commercial[2] projects, including Team Butkus Life Performance[3] (a talk show he developed and co-hosted with NFL Hall-of-Fame legend Dick Butkus in 2006). In 2007 Locke returned to live television as a prime-time Host[4] on GemsTV USA.
At the end of 2008, Locke relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Since moving to Hollywood he has landed numerous roles. These include guest-starring on Spike TV's 1000 Ways to Die,[5] making his film debut in the independent feature Cinema Salvation,[6] playing the lead in GSN's Instant Recall pilot, and starring as Niles in the highly publicized[7] 2009 VH1 series Megan Wants a Millionaire.
In 2010, Locke starred in a national commercial for Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer 8 in Britain,[8] hosted a pilot for the poker-based game show Call the Floorman,[9] recurred as a BP Executive on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[10] narrated the VH1 series You're Cut Off!,[11] and starred as the Science Correspondent in History Channel’s pilot Breaking News.
Most recently in 2011, Locke reprised his role as Narrator for season 2 of VH1’s You're Cut Off!,[12] returned to ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! as the voice of Colin Firth,[13] and became the national TV Spokesman for NET10 Wireless.[14] He also co-anchored Prius Records[15] (a 2-day, LIVE, 20-hour, record-setting, global webcast for Toyota Prius),[16] co-starred as a Czech mobster on the season 2 finale of NCIS: Los Angeles,[17] and starred as a psychopathic London gangster in the feature film Geezas.
[edit] References
- ^ "Quantum Memory Power". http://vimeo.com/11561466. Hosted by Rob Locke on QVC UK.
- ^ "The General Auto Insurance Commercial". http://www.roblocke.com/videos/general.html.
- ^ "NFL Legend Dick Butkus Teaches Millions of TV Viewers Nutrition, Exercise and Lifestyle Enhancement". Marketwire. 16 October 2006. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/NFL-Legend-Dick-Butkus-Teaches-Millions-TV-Viewers-Nutrition-Exercise-Lifestyle-Enhancement-703887.htm.
- ^ "Rob Locke: Hosting Demo Reel". http://www.roblocke.com/videos/hosting.html.
- ^ "1000 Ways to Die: Death Gets Busy (Sex Ray)". Spike TV. 17 February 2009. http://www.spike.com/video/sneak-peek-sex-ray/3114816.
- ^ "Cinema Salvation". Perspective Films. http://perspective-films.com/CinemaSalvation/Overview.aspx.
- ^ "Man sought in ex-model's death fled U.S.". MSNBC. Associated Press. 20 August 2009. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/32490026/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts.
- ^ "Microsoft Internet Explorer 8: InPrivate Browsing". http://www.roblocke.com/videos/microsoft.html.
- ^ "Call the Floorman". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1852267.
- ^ "Jimmy Kimmel Live! Episode #8.156". IMDb. 10 June 2010. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1672386.
- ^ "You're Cut Off!: Official Site". http://www.vh1.com/shows/youre_cut_off/season_1/series.jhtml.
- ^ "You're Cut Off! 2: Official Site". http://www.vh1.com/shows/youre_cut_off/season_2/series.jhtml.
- ^ "Jimmy Kimmel Live! Episode #9.101". IMDb. 28 March 2011. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872343.
- ^ "NET10 Bill Consultation Contest". http://www.roblocke.com/videos/net10.html.
- ^ "Toyota Prius Projects: No. 010". http://www.toyotapriusprojects.com/#/010.
- ^ "Saatchi & Saatchi LA". http://www.saatchila.com/2011/03/prius-records.
- ^ "NCIS: Los Angeles Episode #2.24 (Familia)". IMDb. 17 May 2011. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1816310.
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- British actors
- English actors
- British television personalities
- British game show hosts
- English game show hosts
- British television presenters
- English television presenters
- British infotainers
- Participants in American reality television series
- Living people
- 1971 births
- People from Lincoln, England
- British expatriates in the United States
