Percelle Ascott
Percelle Ascott | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Wizards vs Aliens Mandem on the Wall[2] |
Percelle Ascott is an English actor, best known for his lead role between 2012 and 2014 on the CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens[3] as Benny Sherwood, best friend of the main character Tom, who defends wizardkind and Earth against the Nekross.
Ascott is also a regular on the E4 series Youngers and is the co-writer and star of the online comedy series Mandem on the Wall. Other screen credits include guest leads on Silent Witness and on Excluded for the BBC, as well as the lead in the feature film Beat Girl[4] and The Weekend.[5] He also appeared as Ben in X+Y. [6]
He has also appeared in a number of stage plays like Much do about nothing (Brit School), Rachel (Workshop, National Theatre Studio), Mandem on the Wall Live (Hackney Empire).[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Excluded | Wayne | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Electric | Percy | Short |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Joel Barron | Episodes: Domestic: Part 1 and Part 2 |
| 2012 | Callum | Jerome | Short |
| 2012-2014 | Wizards vs. Aliens | Banjamín "Benny" Sherwood | Main character (30 episodes) |
| 2013 | Beat Girl | Mike | |
| 2012 | Sunroof | Adam | Short |
| 2013-14 | Youngers | Yungah Baby Tinie Winie | 16 Episodes |
| 2014 | X+Y | Ben | BBC film |
| 2015 | The Dog Ate My Homework | Panelist | 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Coroner | Jake Taylor | Episode 2.3 "Those in Peril" |
| 2016 | The Weekend | Malcolm | |
| 2017 | Casualty | Kalen Gardner | Series 31 Episode 31 "When the Whistle Blows" |
References
- ^ Melissa Legarda-Alcantara (15 January 2015). "Whitewashing: The Dark Side Of Hollywood". Livemaguk.
- ^ Mandem On The Wall – Episode 1. YouTube. 24 December 2011.
- ^ Connelly, Brendan (28 April 2012). "Official Blurb And First Look At Wizards Vs. Aliens From Doctor Who's Russell T Davies". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Wizards Vs Aliens interview with Scott Haran and Percelle Ascott". Geeks of Oz. July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Paskett, Zoe (2 December 2016). "Mandem on the Wall star in new Hackney comedy The Weekend". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Moving portrayal of an autistic mind in X+Y". 12 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Percelle Ascott". Sainou. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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