Glen Wallace
Wallace in 2016
Born
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Television
Jamie Johnson

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

Career

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

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

  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.

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