Scott Neal
| Scott Neal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 June 1978 Islington, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable work |
Beautiful Thing (1996) The Bill (1997–99; 2002–03) EastEnders (2015) |
Scott Neal (born 10 June 1978) is a British actor.
He entered the Anna Scher Theatre School in 1989. He debuted in The Listening on Channel Four. He has participated in other TV shows such as EastEnders, Bramwell, Prime Suspect, and London's Burning. He later became a regular appearance on the British television police drama The Bill, playing PC Luke Ashton, a character coming to terms with his own sexuality. PC Ashton and Sgt. Craig Gilmore, played by Hywel Simons, shared the first romantic gay kiss between uniformed police officers on British television's ITV (Episode #37 on 22 August 2002), prompting 160 complaints.
He is widely recognized for having appeared in the 1996 gay drama film Beautiful Thing, where he played an abused teenager who falls for the unpopular boy next door played by Glen Berry, also a student at Anna Scher Theatre School. Scott Neal is featured in Isolation and portrays Charlie, the lead male character in The Wonderland Experience, a feature film directed by Ben Hardyment and shot on location in southern India. In addition, he has participated in the plays Yours Fondly, Zekk Baxter and Morning Glory (2001) as well as in the musical Last Song of the Nightingale (2001).
In 2010 Neal was cast in Hollyoaks by former The Bill executive producer Paul Marquess.
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