Parry Glasspool
| Parry Glasspool | |
|---|---|
 2013 headshot | |
| Born |
5 March 1992 Hollywood, Worcestershire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable work | Hollyoaks |
Parry Glasspool (born 5 March 1992) is a British actor. He plays Harry Thompson in Channel 4's Hollyoaks, and was nominated for best newcomer at the 21st National Television Awards in 2016.
Background
Glasspool was born on 5 March 1992[1] to a Welsh mother and English father in Hollywood, Worcestershire, and was educated at Woodrush High School in Wythall and Stratford-upon-Avon College[2] and then studied for a BA Honours in Acting for Stage and Media at Kingston College;[3] although many websites give this as the University of West London, this is because the course is validated by them.[4] Parry has a younger brother, Lloyd Glasspool, a tennis professional, who debuted at 2016 Wimbledon Championships, playing doubles alongside fellow Brummie Dan Evans.
Career
Within a week of graduating from Kingston College, Glasspool was filming for series 6 of Hollyoaks Later, a spin-off of Hollyoaks. He was cast in the role of Tony Hutchinson's estranged son, Harry Thompson, who had previously appeared in Hollyoaks between 2007 and 2008 and 2009, then played by Daniel Seymour and later Harrison George Rhodes.[5] Glasspool has noted that being called Parry and playing a character called Harry can be confusing, and that one person called him Parry on set and it was aired.[2] After this, he appeared in a two short films – How To Be Sexy by Isabelle Sieb and Cicada by Delouris Collins – and on Our Zoo for BBC1.[6] He later moved to Liverpool after being invited to participate in the main series of Hollyoaks, with his first episode being broadcast 9 February 2015 on E4 and a day later on Channel 4.[5] For his role as Thompson, he was nominated for best newcomer at the National Television Awards.[7]
Controversy
In August 2016, Glasspool posted a video on the social media application Instagram showing him wielding a knife while pretending to be a woman threatening to kill her boyfriend. Glasspool was suspended from Hollyoaks for two weeks and was fined an indefinite sum, which he will give to a domestic violence charity.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Parry Glasspool, Actor". Casting Call Pro.
- 1 2 "Should Parry Glasspool, Hollyoaks heart-throb from Hollywood (Birmingham) get soap award?". Birmingham Mail.
- ↑ "Hollyoaks' Kingston-educated Parry Glasspool talks to us about National Television Award nomination". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
- ↑ "BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Media". Kingston College.
- 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel (30 September 2013). "'Hollyoaks' return for Tony's son Harry – first look picture". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Parry Glasspool". Parryglasspool.co.uk.
- ↑ "What's My Vibe? Hollyoaks actor and former Kingston College student Parry Glasspool". Surrey Comet.
- ↑ "Parry Glasspool: Hollyoaks star suspended over knife video". BBC News.
- ↑ "Hollyoaks bosses facing calls to axe star Parry Glasspool after he wielded a knife and joke about domestic violence in video". The Sun.