Glen Wallace

Glen Wallace
Wallace in 2016
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
TelevisionJamie Johnson

Glen Wallace is a British actor from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, known for portraying the role of Malachy Fisher on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

Career

[edit]

In 2007, Wallace made his debut appearance in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Malachy Fisher. After a three-episode appearance, he was contracted as a series regular.[1] In 2010, Wallace was nominated for Best Actor and Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards.[2] Wallace quit Hollyoaks later in 2010, and made his final appearance on 18 November 2010, where his character Malachy died from serious injuries after an explosion from the local restaurant.[3] Wallace appeared in two episodes of Holby City as Andy Bryan in August 2011.[4] From 2014 to 2016, he appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as DS Cameron Bryant.[5] In December 2016, Wallace joined the Scottish soap opera River City as series regular Grieg Roth, a role he played until 2018.[6] In 2021, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lucas.[7] He has also been in Jamie Johnson since the show moved production to Wales in series 4 when he first joined playing as Duncan Jones, the manager of the football club called Phoenix FC.

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Hollyoaks Nominated [2]
2010 The British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Hollyoaks Nominated [2]
2010 TV Quick and Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Hollyoaks Nominated [8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Glen Wallace interview". Channel 4. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "EastEnders dominates at British Soap Awards". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Glen Wallace (Malachy Fisher, 'Hollyoaks') – Hollyoaks Interview". Digital Spy. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Glen Wallace". Holby.tv. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "EastEnders and Marcella star Glen Wallace cast in Coronation Street for big Carla story". Metro. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Soap star Glen Wallace joins the cast of River City". BBC News. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Coronation Street confirms Glen Wallace is joining as Carla's old friend Lucas". Digital Spy. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "TV Choice Awards 2010: Full list of winners". Metro. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
[edit]