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Guy Burnet |
| Born |
8 August 1983 (1983-08-08)
(age 26)
London, England |
| Years active |
2002-present |
| Official website |
Guy Burnet (born 8 August 1983) is an English
television, theatre and film actor best known for playing Craig Dean in the British
Channel 4 series Hollyoaks ( 2002 -
2007, 2008) along with a number of independent and short films.
Before taking on professional acting roles, Burnet aspired to
become a professional footballer.[1] Also
Nominated for 4 acting awards.
Early
and personal life
Guy Burnet was born in London, England. He attended Holland
Park School where his interest in drama first developed, taking
an A level in the subject.[2] Acting
as a profession was not initially on the cards for Guy, he always
wanted to be a footballer and attended Queens Park Rangers Soccer School. He
subsequently undertook trials and played in Europe and Tel Aviv before coming back
to London to complete his A levels.[3] Guy is
a AS Roma supporter. While Guy is originally from London and is an
only child, a lot of his family live further afield, including
Italy.[4]
When asked in May 2007 if he was single he told Edith Bowman on Radio 1 that he was
"just having fun". He continues to play football and played in a
celebrity football match on 2 June 2007 at the new Wembley Stadium
prior to England's first match at the stadium. In September 2007 he
played for England in an England v Russia charity match in support
of the Give Life Foundation.[5]
Hollyoaks
Burnet joined the cast of Hollyoaks in 2002 as a main character
and series regular following his second ever audition.
On 3 August 2007 Hollyoaks Producer Bryan Kirkwood confirmed on
Digital Spy that Guy
was quitting Hollyoaks.
He said, "I am genuinely gutted that Guy is leaving the show, but
after five years he feels the time is right. He's an amazing actor
and has really come into his own through his work on the Craig and
John Paul storyline - and has helped turn it into one of Hollyoaks' biggest ever
storylines. We've left the door open for him to return and I wish
him the very best of luck for whatever he does next."[6]
In an interview with Digital Spy, Guy said that leaving
Hollyoaks was a very hard decision, but it was time for him to try
new things.[7] Burnet
still keeps in touch with his former co-stars James
Sutton and Loui
Batley.[8]
In June 2008 it was announced that Burnet would be briefly
returning to Hollyoaks later in the year[9] and
would also appear in a new late night Hollyoaks spin-off.[10]
Other
work
In April 2007, Burnet, together with Anthony Quinlan and Jennifer
Metcalfe, appeared on the ITV2 show 'Grease Is The Word'. In this version of Grease, Guy
played Danny and Jennifer was Sandy.[11]
In June 2007, he helped judge the Miss England Beauty
Competition and was also one of the judges in 2006. [12]
As well as playing football, Guy is involved in amateur boxing.
He also writes and directs short films and his interest in boxing
led him to direct a documentary on WBU featherweight title holder
Derry Matthews.[13]
Burnet recently appeared in the Christie Comedy Series, due for
release in 2008.[14]
In 2009, Burnet played "Pinklady" in Moving
On.[15]
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