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Lucien Laviscount (born 9 June 1992) is a British actor.
Early and personal life
Lucien Laviscount grew up in Read, in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs, and was also a member of Carol Godby’s theatre workshop in Bury.[1] His family consists of parents Eugene and Sonia and brothers Louis and Jules.[2] Laviscount has dated Sophie Reade, the winner of the 2009 series of Big Brother.[3] In 2010, he took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen, Lyndon Ogbourne and other actors in aid of Sport Relief.[4]
Career
At the age of 10, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer alongside the footballer David Beckham.[5] Laviscount secured roles in programmes such as Clocking Off and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in BBC One series Grange Hill.[2] He was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street and as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil who had an affair with his teacher, in Waterloo Road.[6][7] In 2011, Laviscount became a housemate in the eight edition of Celebrity Big Brother.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Tom | Series three, episode 5 |
| 2006 | Johnny and the Bomb | Yo-Less | Three-part series |
| New Street Law | Alfie | Series one, episode seven | |
| 2007 - 2008 | Grange Hill | Jake Briggs | Regular character |
| 2008 | Life Bites | Jake | Series one, episode one |
| 2009 | The British Soap Awards 2009 | Himself (Audience member) | |
| The British Soap Awards 2009: After Party | Himself | ||
| Father & Son | Elijah King | Series one, episode one | |
| Coronation Street | Ben Richardson | Regular character | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Waterloo Road | Jonah Kirby | Regular character |
| 2011 | Casualty | Liam Briggs | Episode "Epiphany" |
| New Tricks | David Green | Episode "Setting Out Your Stall" |
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References
- ^ Pye, Catherine (25 February 2009). "Ribble Valley teenager sampling Coronation Street life". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Hewitt, Andrew (15 December 2006). "Ribble Valley schoolboy Lucien Laviscount lands role on Grange Hill". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fletcher, Alex (13 May 2010). "BB Sophie 'romancing' ex-Corrie star". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (19 March 2010). "Soap actors join charity football event". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Youngsters wear it like Beckham". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Green, Kris (9 September 2009). "Corrie confirms Laviscount departure". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Ribble Valley heart-throb in TV affair". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Celebrity Big Brother 2011: The full line-up revealed". London: Daily Mail. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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