Elliot Balchin

Elliot Balchin
Born	(1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34)[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Elliot Balchin (born 30 June 1990) is a British actor who has had roles in various British television series.

Early life and career

In 1999, Balchin joined a Nottingham drama workshop run by ITV and remained for ten years. From 2006 until 2009 he also participated in the National Theatre Connections scheme. In 2009 he began a three-year acting course at LAMDA.[1]

In 2002, he secured a stage role in Ethel and Ernest at the Nottingham Playhouse.[2] Balchin has had roles in the BBC medical shows Doctors and Casualty plus the ITV dramas Bernard's Watch and Peak Practice.[3] In 2008, he appeared in the short film titled Lamb playing Johnny.[4]

In January 2013, Balchin tweeted that he had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. It was later confirmed that he would play the role of Kevin Foster.[5] On 20 August 2013, Balchin revealed that he would be returning to Hollyoaks for a guest appearance.[6] In 2017, Balchin played Private Peters in the film Journey's End.[4] In 2018, Balchin appeared in Holby City the episode "Family Ties" as Dan Chambers.[7] In 2020, Balchin appeared as Leather Jacket in the British film Solitary.[8] In 2021, Balchin appeared in the film Off Your Head.[9] Balchin also played Frank Sprague in an episode of The Engineering That Built The World.[10]

Filmography

Title	Role
Peak Practice	Owen
Doctors	Jamie
Bernard's Watch	Sam
Casualty	Luke
The Tulse Luper Suitcase	Eric
Lamb	Johnny
Timelarks	Bilic Pertrovsky
Private	Jake
Strange Meetings	Private Austin
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	Hero
Hollyoaks	Kevin Foster
Journey's End	Private Peters
Holby City	Dan Chambers
Solitary	Leather Jacket
Off Your Head	N/A
The Engineering That Built The World	Frank Sprague

Sources:[11]

References

1. "Elliot Balchin" (PDF). London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. LAMDA Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2013.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. "Archive for Ethel and Ernest at Playhouse, Nottingham. 2002". uktw.co.uk. UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
3. "Elliot Balchin". unitedagents.co.uk. United Agents LLP. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
4. "Elliot Balchin". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
5. Kilkelly, Daniel (15 January 2013). "'Hollyoaks' spoiler and rumour roundup: Mercedes, Doug, Brendan". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
6. Kilkelly, Daniel (20 August 2013). "'Hollyoaks' return for Kevin Foster". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
7. "BBC One – Holby City, Series 20, Family Ties, Someone's Got A Crush". BBC. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
8. "Solitary". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
9. "Lots of blood and effects added to action film off your head". aldeavfx.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
10. "The Engineering That Built the World · Season 1 Episode 5 · Race to the Underground". Plex. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
11. "Elliot Balchin". Twenty-Nine Five. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

External links

• Elliot Balchin at IMDb 
• Elliot Balchin on Twitter