Luke Gell

Luke Gell
Luke Gell
Born	Luke Martin Gell
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–2015
Television	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps; Scallywagga

Luke Martin Gell is an English former actor. He was educated at The Kings School in Nottingham and trained at Central Independent Television's Television Workshop. He has been described as a "young Peter Kay"[1] and is most well known for the role of Tim in the BBC Three sitcom, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2008 to the show's end in 2011.

Career

Gell has been acting since the age of 11, including in the long-running hospital drama Casualty, and now runs the weekend drama workshop "Inspire Academy"[2] for young actors.

Gell joined the cast of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps in 2008 following the departure of Ralf Little a role in which he remained until the shows ending in 2011.

From April - June 2008, Gell appeared in the BBC Three comedy Scallywagga.[3]

He appeared in a one off episode of Above Their Station[4] on 22 February 2010.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Barbara	Boy number 1
2008–2011	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps	Tim Claypole	Series regular; 23 episodes
2008	Scallywagga	Various	Series regular
2010	Above Their Station	Various
2013	The Wright Way	Clive	Series regular
2014	Trying Again (TV Series)	Tim	Cameo role - Episode 7
2015	Citizen Khan	Chris	Series 4 Episode 1

Personal life

Gell is the owner of a Nottingham based theatre company named Inspire Academy.[5] In 2020, Gell confirmed he had quit acting and had opened up his own café in Nottingham.[6]

References

"The man behind Television Workshop". 15 April 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
Inspire Academy Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
"Scallywagga". Retrieved 4 May 2008.
Above Their Station
"Are you being served?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
Pinchess, Pinchess (11 September 2020). "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor set to open a new cafe in Stapleford". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

Luke Gell at IMDb

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[1] "The man behind Television Workshop". 15 April 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.

[2] Inspire Academy Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Scallywagga". Retrieved 4 May 2008.

[4] Above Their Station

[5] "Are you being served?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[6] Pinchess, Pinchess (11 September 2020). "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor set to open a new cafe in Stapleford". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.