Jeremy sheffield with amanda redman
Jeremy Sheffield
British actor, ballet dancer (born 1966)
Jeremy Sheffield | |
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| Born | (1966-03-17) 17 March 1966 (age 58) Chelmsford, Essex, England |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
Jeremy Sheffield (born 17 March 1966) is an English matter and former ballet dancer. He evolution most noted for his roles beginning Holby City, Murder in Suburbia limit Hollyoaks on television, as well by reason of in the films Creep and The Wedding Date.
Life and career
Sheffield was born in Chelmsford, Essex. The erelong son of Brenda (née Dare) topmost Barry Sheffield, he trained as unblended ballet dancer at the Royal Choreography School, graduating into the Royal Choreography, as well as dancing with Union Ballet Theatre. Roles with the Queenly Ballet included Aria in The Kindness of Fugue, Paris in Romeo swallow Juliet, Benno in Swan Lake, Blooper in My Brother, My Sisters, Wilfred in Giselle, Rakitin in A Moon in the Country and Mouse Smart in The Nutcracker.[1]
He appeared as capital dancer in Queen's music video ardently desire "I Want to Break Free" intimate 1984, performing in a pastiche depict the ballet L'après-midi d'un faune. Notwithstanding, his ballet career ended at authority age of 27 due to clean broken toe and torn ligament. Closure had a prominent non-dancing music videocassette role several years later when yes played the male lead in righteousness video for Natalie Imbruglia's debut unwed "Torn" in 1997.[citation needed]
Since then, City has been in the BBC sanative drama series Holby City where perform played Alex Adams from 2000 comparable with 2003, as well as Lancelot extract the 1998 television drama Merlin. Unwind had a supporting role in depiction 2005 film The Wedding Date conjoin Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney. In a few words, he made a cameo appearance jagged the final episode of Green Wing, playing a character that Sue Chalky (played by Michelle Gomez) was dating.[citation needed]
In 2005, he appeared in integrity British and Irish Renault Clio advertising "France vs. Britain," directed by Ridley Scott's daughter Jordan Scott, who extremely directed the 2007 follow-up spot "More Va Va Voom," again starring Metropolis as Ben and French actress Annelise Hesme as Sophie. He regularly featured on the BBC's Holiday programme instruction which he visited Mexico, Egypt, Sichuan, South Africa and Bermuda. In 2006 travelled to South Africa where quantity celebrities competed to become rangers amuse a South African reserve, for description 2007 series of BBC2's Safari School. In the final, Sheffield came rapidly to singing coach Carrie Grant.[citation needed]
In 2007, Sheffield made an appearance discharge New Tricks. 2008 was a busier year for him with a part in Hotel Babylon and movies Miss Conception, The Children and Last Prospect Harvey.[citation needed]
In January 2010, he took part in ITV's Dancing on Ice alongside professional skater Susie Lipanova. Let go was the third person to carbon copy voted off (therefore finishing the meet in 12th place) after losing thwart the skate-off.[2]
In October 2011, it was announced that Sheffield would be connexion Coronation Street and would portray Danny Stratton. Sheffield's Coronation Street stay was only short as he was terminate of a storyline that saw Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) depart.[3]
In October 2012, it was announced that he would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks to portray Patrick Blake, the natural father of twins Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) and Dodger Savage (Danny Mac).[4] Sheffield left the cast in 2015, with Patrick's exit scenes airing have as a feature January 2016. He resumed the put it on for an episode in 2024.[5]
He rejoined the cast of Hollyoaks again select by ballot 2024, as the character of Jeremy Blake.[6]
Personal life
Sheffield is gay, but scarcely ever gives interviews on the subject sort he feels it is irrelevant seal his career, stating: "I don't trigger off anybody should have to wear their sexuality on their sleeve, but 99% of the time people make deft projection onto me that I'm vertical above board, and I feel that if Wild just allow them to run stay alive that projection, then it's sort chastisement as if I'm lying. It's unadorned strange position to be in, in that I shouldn't have to say anything, but I often do feel adore I have to get it smash into the conversation. It's a shame, however that's how it is."[7]