Ashley Margolis

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. He attended King David Primary School in Prestwich. Aged six, Margolis played his first stage role for the musical Oliver! with the Jewish Theatre Company. He later enrolled at the Manchester Grammar School to complete his studies. 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.

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

In June 2021, Margolis played the role of Owen Robeson in BBC drama series, Casualty. He also played the main role of Gary in the series, The VAR Room. In September 2021, he portrayed the role of Nick Meadows in an episode of Doctors. That year he also played Marcus in the film, A Christmas Number One. 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. In 2024, Margolis took the role of in crime drama series, Silent Witness. In early 2025, Margolis secured the role of Richard Dreyfuss in a national tour of the production, The Shark Is Broken.

Personal life Margolis married actress Kelly Clare on 11 August 2022.

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:

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:

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: