Frankie Fitzgerald
Frankie Fitzgerald (born 28 April 1985, in South London) is an English actor, best known for his role as Nick Cotton's son Ashley in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Frankie Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Frankie married his wife Lydia in 2016 and they have two daughters. Together they run a very successful theatre school called Centre Stage Theatre Academy which has been established since 2010.
Career
Fitzgerald trained at The Webber Douglas Academy of Performing Arts, completing his three-year course in 2006. His career started much earlier, however, when he landed his first professional role at the age of 15. He played Ashley Cotton in EastEnders from 2000 to 2001 and since has appeared as Jason Porter, the main character of the final series of the drama Dream Team on Sky1.
In late 2008, Fitzgerald appeared in ITV1's He Kills Coppers. He appeared as a talking head on the 30 December 2008 episode of EastEnders Revealed: Nick Cotton Returns. He appeared in Casualty as Russell, and in Troy, where he played Aeneas. He also appeared in Holby City. In 2010 Frankie launched a theatre school called Centre Stage Theatre Academy which he owns with his wife Lydia Fitzgerald. It is very successful with ten branches teaching ages 4-18 years. In 2015 he featured in Legend alongside Tom Hardy.
Partial filmography
- Troy (2004) - Aeneas
- Stormhouse (2011) - Dan Randall
- London Irish(2013) - Tyson
- Legend (2015) - Jack Dickson
- Gangsters Gamblers Geezers (2016) - Dermot
- EastEnders (2000-2001) - Ashley Cotton