Lucien Leon Laviscount is a British

British people

The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...

 actor and socialite and perhaps best known for his portrayal of Jonah Kirby on popular BBC One

BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...

 drama Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road may refer to:Places:* Waterloo Road, London, England* Waterloo Road, Hong Kong* Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, England. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.'s Molineux Stadium is located on this road.Film and television:...

. He is also widely known for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother 2011

Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK)

Celebrity Big Brother 2011 was the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the first series of Big Brother UK to air on Channel 5. It launched on 18 August 2011 at 9 pm on Channel 5. It ran for 22 days concluding on 8 September 2011 and was followed by the twelfth regular series of Big Brother...

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Early and personal life

Lucien Laviscount grew up in Read in Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe. Other places include Whalley, Longridge and Ribchester. The area is so called due to the River Ribble which flows in its final stages...

 in Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

. He attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe

Clitheroe

Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...

, where he was awarded 10 GCSEs, and was also a member of Carol Godby's theatre workshop in Bury

Bury

Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...

. His family consists of parents Eugene and Sonia and brothers Louis and Jules. In 2010, he took part in a charity football match alongside Jack McMullen

Jack McMullen

Jack Michael McMullen is an actor from Liverpool. He is best known for his role as Finn Sharkey in Waterloo Road, as well as smaller appearances in Brookside and Grange Hill.- Career :...

, Lyndon Ogbourne

Lyndon Ogbourne

Lyndon Saul Ogbourne is an English actor. He is most famous for his role as Nathan Wylde in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.-Background:Ogbourne began acting at the age of six...

 and other actors in aid of Sport Relief

Sport Relief

Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries...

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Career

At the age of 10, Laviscount appeared in an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer

Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...

 Laviscount secured roles in programmes such as Clocking Off

Clocking Off

Clocking Off is a British television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott...

 and Johnny and the Bomb before becoming a series regular in BBC One

BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...

 series Grange Hill

Grange Hill

Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...

. He was then cast as religious swimmer Ben Richardson in Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

 and as Jonah Kirby, a school pupil who had a fling with his teacher, in Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road (TV series)

Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...

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Celebrity Big Brother 2011

On 18 August 2011, Laviscount went on housemate Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother 2011

Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK)

Celebrity Big Brother 2011 was the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the first series of Big Brother UK to air on Channel 5. It launched on 18 August 2011 at 9 pm on Channel 5. It ran for 22 days concluding on 8 September 2011 and was followed by the twelfth regular series of Big Brother...

. He has survived eviction to the final week and currently faces the public vote to win the show on the final which airs on 8 September. On the show, he has been seen flirting with fellow housemates Amy Childs

Amy Childs

Amy Childs is an English model, beautician, reality television participant and television presenter from Essex. She is best known for being an original cast member on The Only Way Is Essex...

 and Kerry Katona

Kerry Katona

Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona is an English media personality and singer best known for her television work, predominantly in light entertainment and reality shows. She has also been a pop singer with girl group Atomic Kitten, a magazine columnist, an actress, and the author of ghostwritten books...

 and has provoked viewer interest as a result. He has found himself torn between the attentions of Katona and Childs which culminated in "Bedgate" where he ended up sharing a bed with the latter after a drunken party. He has been dubbed 'Mumbles' by his fellow housemates and has entertained viewers with his willing smile and his fondness for showing off his physique in the house gym. He was evicted on final night in 5th place.

MOBO Awards 2011

Lucien was at the MOBO Awards held on 5 October 2011 at SECC Glasgow. He presented an award with Jade Thompson

Jade Thompson

Jade Thompson is a British model, and winner of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Cycle 7 formerly Britain's Next Top Model.-Biography:Jade was born in Stoke-on-Trent,United Kingdom and has a home there...

 to Adele who won 'Best International Act' category at the 2011 MOBO Awards.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002 2002 in British television This is a list of British television related events from 2002.-Events:*25 January – Bloody Sunday, a television drama based on the events of the controversial Bloody Sunday incident in Northern Ireland in 1972 airs on ITV1....	Clocking Off Clocking Off Clocking Off is a British television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott...	Tom	Series three, episode five
2006 2006 in British television The following is a list of British television related events from the year 2006.-Events:-BBC One:-BBC Two:-ITV:-Five:-BBC Three:-New channels:-Returning this year after a break of one year or longer:-1950s:*Panorama ....	Johnny and the Bomb	Yo-Less	Three-part series
	New Street Law New Street Law New Street Law is a British legal drama television series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One. The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and starred an ensemble cast headed by John Hannah and Paul Freeman...	Alfie	Series one, episode seven
2007 2007 in British television This is a summary of the year 2007 in British television.-Events:*1 January - Celebrity Big Brother 5 launched on Channel 4, with celebrities such as Jermaine Jackson, Dirk Benedict and Leo Sayer.... –08 2008 in British television This is a list of events taking place in 2008 related to British television.-Events:-BBC One:-BBC Two:-BBC Three:-BBC Four:-ITV:-Channel 4:-Five:-E4:-Sky1:-Watch:-Dave:-FX:-Changes of network affiliation:...	Grange Hill Grange Hill Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...	Jake Briggs	Regular character
2008	Life Bites Life Bites Life Bites is a British adaptation of the Disney Channel Italy Original Series Life Bites - Pillole di Vita on Disney Channel Italy. It premiered on 6 September 2008. The show series looks at the everyday adventures of Chloe and Harvey, who are brother and sister and their relationships with family...	Jake	Regular Character
2009	Father & Son Father & Son (TV serial) Father & Son is a four-part television crime thriller produced by Left Bank Pictures and Octagon Films for the British ITV network and the Irish broadcaster RTÉ. Written by Frank Deasy, the serial depicts the return of Michael O'Connor to his native Ireland, after spending several years imprisoned...	Elijah King	Series one, episode one
	Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...	Ben Richardson	Regular character
2010 2010 in British television This is a list of events taking place in 2010 related to British television.-Events:-BBC:-ITV:-Channel 4:-Five:-Subscription Channels:-New Channels:-Defunct Channels:-Changes of network affiliation:... –11 2011 in British television This is a list of events taking place in 2011 related to British television.-Events:-BBC:-ITV:-Channel 4:-Channel 5:-Subscription Channels:-New channels:-Defunct channels:-Rebranding channels:-Changes of network affiliation:...	Waterloo Road Waterloo Road (TV series) Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...	Jonah Kirby	Regular character
2011	Casualty Casualty (TV series) Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...	Liam Briggs	Episode "Epiphany"
	New Tricks	David Green	Episode "Setting out your Stall"
	Celebrity Big Brother 2011 Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 2011 was the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the first series of Big Brother UK to air on Channel 5. It launched on 18 August 2011 at 9 pm on Channel 5. It ran for 22 days concluding on 8 September 2011 and was followed by the twelfth regular series of Big Brother...	Himself	Housemate
	Mount Pleasant	Lee
	Shameless Shameless Shameless is a British television drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004...	Dee Davies	Series 8 Episode 16

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