Ashley Margolis
English actor
Ashley Margolis
Born
Ashley Howard Margolis

(1993-10-31) 31 October 1993 (age 32)
Bury, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
SpouseKelly Clare (2022-Present)

Ashley Margolis (born 31 October 1993) is an English actor. Margolis began acting from an early age and secured his first stage role in 2002. From 2009 to 2012, he played the regular role of Ricky Campbell in the British soap opera Hollyoaks. After he left the series, Margolis continued to secure guest roles in British television shows and radio plays. Margolis has also pursued a theatre career and provided voice overs for video games. In 2023, he played the co-lead role in the short film Two Minutes, which won a British Film Institute award.

Career

Margolis is originally from Whitefield, Greater Manchester and was born to parents, Lindy and Robert Margolis.[1][2] He attended King David Primary School in Prestwich.[1] Magolis' family were already involved in amateur dramatics and this led him into the profession.[3] Aged six, Margolis played his first stage role for the musical Oliver! with the Jewish Theatre Company.[2][3] Aged eight, he was attending the Oldham Theatre Workshop ran by David Johnson.[1][2] Margolis secured his first prominent stage acting role in 2002. He played Chip in Disney national tour of Beauty and the Beast.[1][4] He later enrolled at the Manchester Grammar School to complete his studies.[1] It was during this time Margolis secured the regular role of the character, Ricky Campbell in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.[1] He left the role in March 2012.[5][6][7] From his experiences working on Hollyoaks, Margolis decided he wanted to further pursue acting and chose to leave. He became a jobbing actor and worked for providing voice overs for film and advertisements.[2] He also secured work on Radio Four in their radio plays to gain a more varied acting experience and acted alongside Glenda Jackson and Ian McKellen.[2] Margolis appeared with the latter in the radio series adaptation of Paradise Lost, playing Adam.[8]

In 2013, he appeared as Josh in the BBC Three sitcom Some Girls.[9] In 2014, he appeared as Todd Magellen in the soap opera, Doctors.[10] In 2016, he appeared in the BBC period detective series, Father Brown as Jackie.[11]

In June 2021, Margolis played the role of Owen Robeson in BBC drama series, Casualty.[12] He also played the main role of Gary in the series, The VAR Room.[13] In September 2021, he portrayed the role of Nick Meadows in an episode of Doctors.[14] That year he also played Marcus in the film, A Christmas Number One.[4][15]

In 2022, Margolis played the stage role of Liam Haber in the The Arts Theatre revival of Bad Jews.[16] In 2023, Margolis played the co-lead role in the short film, Two Minutes. It received the "Audience Award for Best Short Film" at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.[4][17] In 2024, Margolis took the role of in crime drama series, Silent Witness.[18][19] In early 2025, Margolis secured the role of Richard Dreyfuss in a national tour of the production, The Shark Is Broken.[1] In September 2025, Margolis played Darwin in the stage production The Billionaire Inside Your Head at Hampstead Theatre.[20]

Personal life

Margolis married actress Kelly Clare on 11 August 2022.[21]

Filmography

Television

Year Programme Character Notes
2009–2012 Hollyoaks Ricky Campbell Regular role
2011 Hollyoaks Later Ricky Campbell Regular role
2013 Some Girls Josh Guest role
2013 Living the Dream Ashley Film role
2014 Doctors Todd Magellan Guest role
2016 Father Brown Jackie Guest role
2016 Comedy Playhouse Jacko Guest role
2018 The City and the City Vanya Guest role
2019 Holby City Brody Lyttle Guest role
2020 So Awkward Hugo Guest role
2021 Casualty Owen Robeson Guest role
2021 The VAR Room Gary Regular role
2021 Doctors Nick Meadows Guest role
2021 A Christmas Number One Marcus Film role
2022 Vikingskool Erik Fourchebarbe Regular role
2023 Two Minutes Gunman Short film
2023 The Doll's House Woody Short film
2024 Silent Witness Haidar Alam Guest role
2024 Brassic Colin Guest role
2024 Still Life Callum Short film
TBA Odd Squad Kyronblixit Guest role
Sources:[15]

Radio

Year Programme Character Station
2015 Aliyah Oscar BBC Radio 4
2015 Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola Silvere BBC Radio 4
2016 Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky Bernard BBC Radio 4
2017 Ann Veronica Teddy BBC Radio 4
2017 Val McDermid - Resistance Will BBC Radio 4
2017 The Book of Yehudit Daniel BBC Radio 4
2017 Human Resources Trainee BBC Radio 4
2017 MetaphorMoses Matthew, Moishe BBC Radio 4
2017 Hull 2017: Lamanby Jeremy Wren BBC Radio 4
2018 Paradise Lost Adam BBC Radio 4
2021 Women in Love Loerke BBC Radio 4
2022-2023 Trust Tim BBC Radio 4
2024 Franz and Felice Franz BBC Radio 4
2025 Lenin Forever! Boris BBC Radio 4
2025 Marcovaldo Fiordaligi / Godifredo BBC Radio 4
Sources:[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]

Video games

Year Video game Character Notes
2015 The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Timmy Mouskovitz Voice
2016 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Wiggins Voice
2017 The Pillars of the Earth Symond / Civilians Voice
2017 Nine Parchments Cornelius Crownsteed Voice
2019 Blasphemous Jocinero Voice
2019 Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Cornelius Crownsteed Voice
2020 Demon's Souls Playable Fighter Voice

Theatre

Year Play Character Theatre
2022 Bad Jews Liam Haber The Arts Theatre
2022 The Band's Visit Telephone Guy Donmar Warehouse
2025 The Shark Is Broken Richard Dreyfuss UK & Ireland Tour
2025 The Billionaire Inside Your Head Darwin Hampstead Theatre
Sources:[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Anson, John (2 February 2025). "'I'd be no good on a boat' says Shark is Broken star Ashley Margolis". Bury Times. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Number One Act". JLife Magazine. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Backstage takes with Ashley Margolis". Hampstead Theatre. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Who is Ashley Margolis? Theatre, TV and more credits". What's on Stage. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  5. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2012). "'Hollyoaks' exit for Ricky Campbell". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Ashley grateful for carer plot". Metro. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (29 July 2010). "Why has Ricky disappeared from 'Hollyoaks'?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ^ Nerssessian, Joe (3 March 2018). "Sir Ian McKellan to star in Radio 4 adaptation of Paradise Lost". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  9. ^ "BBC Three - Some Girls, Series 2, Episode 6". BBC Online. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  10. ^ "BBC One - Doctors, Series 16, Choose Your Poison". BBC Online. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  11. ^ "BBC One - Father Brown, Series 4, The Missing Man". BBC Online. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Casualty". AHA. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  13. ^ "The VAR Room". Apple TV. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  14. ^ Timblick, Simon. "'Doctors' spoilers: Has Harriet Shelton been lying?". What to Watch. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Ashley Margolis". Independent Talent. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  16. ^ James, Alastair (29 July 2022). "Bad Jews Review: 'Comedy seldom comes as deliciously dark'". Attitude.
  17. ^ "68th BFI London Film Festival brings in highest in-person audience in 10 years". British Film Institute. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  18. ^ Fear, Helen (15 January 2024). "Silent Witness series 27 episode Grievance Culture: Cold Feet star John Thomson joins the cast". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  19. ^ Hollingsworth, David (15 January 2024). "Silent Witness season 27 episode 3 recap: Nikki and Jack in love". What to Watch. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  20. ^ Akbar, Arifa (28 September 2025). "The Billionaire Inside Your Head review – OCD and capitalism collide in daring office drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  21. ^ @ashley_margolis; (13 August 2022). "Two days ago I married the love of my life.... Introducing you to my wife!!!" – via Instagram.
  22. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Aliyah". BBC Online. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  23. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola, Season 1 - Blood, Animals". BBC Online. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  24. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky, Episode 5". BBC Online. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  25. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - HG Wells, Ann Veronica, 1. A Fresh Start". BBC Online. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  26. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Dangerous Visions, Resistance, Episode 1". BBC Online. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  27. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Book of Yehudit". BBC Online. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  28. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Human Resources". BBC Online. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  29. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, MetaphorMoses". BBC Online. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  30. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Hull 2017: Lamanby". BBC Online. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  31. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Paradise Lost, Episode 1". BBC Online. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  32. ^ "DH Lawrence: Tainted Love - Women in Love - BBC Sounds". BBC Sounds. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  33. ^ "Trust - Series 4 – 3. A Non-Negotiable Blade - BBC Sounds". BBC Sounds. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  34. ^ "Trust - Series 3 – 1. Lost Time - BBC Sounds". BBC Sounds. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  35. ^ "Franz and Felice". BBC Online. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  36. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Lenin Forever!". BBC Online. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  37. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus)". BBC Online. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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