Mike Holoway
| Mike Holoway | |
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| Born |
Michael Holoway 28 January 1961 Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
Mike Holoway (born 28 January 1961 in Dagenham, Essex) is a British musician and actor. He was the drummer and percussionist in Flintlock and at the same time became an actor, notably in the cult TV series The Tomorrow People .
He was taught to play the drums at the age of five by his grandfather and, at eight, he joined a stage school to pursue an acting career. He also studied music theory, percussion and drums at the Barking & Essex College of Music and played in the Essex Jazz Band. His first stage appearance was as Boy Babe in Babes In The Wood at the London Palladium with Edward Woodward and Derek Nimmo.
At ten, he made his first TV appearance with the Young Revivals - two years later they changed their name to Flintlock. Comprising Mike Holoway, Derek Pascoe, John Summerton, Bill Rice and Jamie Stone, the group made numerous TV appearances on programmes such as Blue Peter, Magpie, You Must Be Joking, Pauline's Quirkes, Fanfare and Top of the Pops. Holoway was awarded the TV Times Personality of the Year award in 1976.
Since then, Holoway has appeared in a number of stories in The Tomorrow People audio series, released during the 2000s on CD. In 2007, Flintlock reunited for a one-off gig.
He has two children.
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