Josh Bolt

Joshua Ryan Bolt (born 2 May 1994) is an English actor best known for his roles as Raff Greenwood in Last Tango in Halifax on 2 May 1994. He grew up in Halewood which, in turn, attracted the attention of a casting director and landed him the role of Pete Shotton in Nowhere Boy. Bolt was cast in the lead role of ITV1's Just Henry in summer 2011. He then joined the second series of Accused.

In 2012, Bolt joined the nascent cast of Last Tango in Halifax, where he played Raphael "Raff" Greenwood. and filming for the second series began in June 2013. Bolt later reprised his role for the third (2014), fourth (2016) and fifth (2020) series. and Daniel in the third series of Scott & Bailey. In 2013, he appeared in The Heart of Nowhere, a film directed by Charlie Fink to coincide with Noah and the Whale's final album.

Bolt joined the cast of Benidorm series eight in 2015 as Rob Dawson. In December 2015, he appeared as soldier Thomas Macquillanin ITV1's Harry Price Ghost Hunter. In 2016, he guest starred in the second series of Grantchester and as Reburrus in Barbarians Rising. In November, he filmed a two-part Christmas special of Last Tango in Halifax. The following year, he played Donal in the film A Good Woman Is Hard to Find and Dunbar in the Catch-22 miniseries of the same name.

In addition to acting onscreen, Bolt has also held several roles in audio dramas. In 2016, he voiced Kalan, a companion of the War Doctor, in the third series of the audio drama The War Doctor. He also voiced Antonio in Elena Ferrante's The Story of a New Name adapted for BBC Radio 4 by Timberlake Wertenbaker.

Personal life In 2021, following mental health struggles during the COVID-19 lockdown, Bolt organised a hike up Ben Nevis to raise money for three charities: Whitechapel Centre in Liverpool, Young Person's Advisory Service, and the Scottish Association for Mental Health. He recruited 95 other people, settling on a group of 96 to honour the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes Ref2009 The Be All and End All Robbie Wallace Nowhere Boy Pete Shotton The Crash Brian Harris 2024 Masters of the Air Lt. Winifred "Pappy" Lewis Miniseries Ellis DI Archie Dent Ludwig Adam Newsum

Radio/Audio Year Title Role Production Notes Ref 2016 The War Doctor Kalan Big Finish Productions Series 3: Agents of Chaos The Story of a New Name Antonio BBC Radio 4 2018 The Diary of River Song Spod Big Finish Productions Series 4, number 1 ("Time in a Bottle") and 2 ("Kings of Infinite Space")