About Ashley Knight
Born 1959. Ashley Knight is an actor, television actor and musician.
Ashley Knight (born 19 August 1959 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is a British actor notable for child roles including Young Claudius in I Claudius; Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island, and Ken in Metal Mickey. His film appearances included roles in To Catch a Spy, Melody (1971) and Warlords of Atlantis (1978).
In 1983, he starred in Summer's Awakening as one of three schoolboy friends spending a holiday in Norfolk following their O-levels.
By August 2009, Knight was appearing at the Liverpool Empire, as Cogsworth the clock in the musical Beauty and the Beast.
He played the role of Louis in I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical at the London Palladium. The show, written by Harry Hill, closed on 10 May 2014.
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Who is Ashley Knight?
actor and Jazz Pianist
When was Ashley Knight born?
Ashley Knight was born on 19 August 1959.
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Ashley Knight is an actor, television actor and musician.
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