Dean Aspen (actor)
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Dean Aspen is an English
actor known for playing teenager Duncan Button
in Hollyoaks
.
His first screen acting role was in 2008 as Scaly Dave in The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury
and then in November 2009 he began playing the role of Duncan in Hollyoaks. Aspen has had to try to appear younger by shaving frequently in order to play a character six years his junior, and he has also gained weight for the part.
Aspen was born in Manchester
. While at school Aspen performed in many productions, and studied Drama at Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
, as well as performing in productions with the Salford Quays
company. At college he was involved with the The National Theatre Connections Programme. Aspen was a part of the Northern Gap Theater between 2006–2007 and is now represented by Bloomsfields Management.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor known for playing teenager Duncan Button
Duncan Button
Duncan Button is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Dean Aspen. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 2 November 2009. Duncan was originally credited as Duncan Smith until he was credited with Button...
in Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
.
His first screen acting role was in 2008 as Scaly Dave in The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury is the name of a series of children's books, written by Jamie Rix, and that of the TV series based on them...
and then in November 2009 he began playing the role of Duncan in Hollyoaks. Aspen has had to try to appear younger by shaving frequently in order to play a character six years his junior, and he has also gained weight for the part.
Aspen was born in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. While at school Aspen performed in many productions, and studied Drama at Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College, or CAMSFC, is a sixth form college in Stockport.-Structure:It has two campuses:* Cheadle Hulme - the site of the former girls' and boys' grammar school, which then became the Margaret Danyers College.* Marple...
, as well as performing in productions with the Salford Quays
Salford Quays
Salford Quays is an area of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom following the closure of the dockyards in...
company. At college he was involved with the The National Theatre Connections Programme. Aspen was a part of the Northern Gap Theater between 2006–2007 and is now represented by Bloomsfields Management.