Holly Weston is an English actress. She is known for her role as Ash Kane in the British television soap opera Hollyoaks. Weston also played the lead roles in feature films Filth and Wisdom and Splintered.
Early life Weston was born in Putney, London, England. Weston began acting as a child. She trained in dance at the Urdang Academy, she also trained in acting at the Anna Scher Theatre before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. After Weston was cast in Hollyoaks she relocated to Liverpool where the serial is filmed.
Career In 2003 Weston appeared in Mouth to Mouth as Claire. Weston was later cast as the lead role in Filth and Wisdom, which was the directorial debut of Madonna. She played Holly, a ballet dancer working as a stripper and pole dancer. The film was initially planned to be a short film, but as it was filmed it became a feature-length film. Weston was later cast in the lead role in horror film Splintered, in which she played teenager Sophie. Weston has also appeared in film Mouth to Mouth as Claire before appearing as the corpse of Carter's wife in John Carter.
Weston has also appeared as Grace in Harley Street, as Sadie in Law & Order: UK, as Fleur in Off the Hook, as Kelly Robe in Wall of Silence, as Julie in Killing Time, Leah in White Heat and as Lara Stone in The Impressions Show.
On 5 September 2011 it was announced that Weston had been cast in a regular role in Hollyoaks as Ash Kane. Weston said she was initially signed to a six-month contract, which was a "trial period". Producers then decided to keep the character on. For her portrayal of Ash, Weston was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2012 British Soap Awards. She later received a "Best Actress" nomination at the 2012 TV Choice Awards.
Weston has also done voice-over work and appeared in the music videos for "Lonely Girl" by Sandi Thom and "The Test" by Chemical Brothers.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2003 Mouth to Mouth Claire 2004 Wall of Silence Kelly RobeTV Movie 2005 Murder in Suburbia Holly AndrewsEpisode: “Witches” 2006 A Love Too Tempting Brenda 2006 C**T Laura 2007 Silver Trees Holly 2008 All That's Left 2008 Filth and Wisdom Holly 2008 Harley Street GraceTV Series 2009 Off the Hook FleurTV Series 2009 A Day with Jessie Jessie 2010 Splintered Sophie 2010 Law & Order: UK SadieEpisode: “Hounded” 2011 Gangster Kitten Crack Girl 2 2011 The Impressions Show Lara Stone 2011—2013 Hollyoaks Ash KaneTV Series 2011 Killing Time Julie 2012 Edelweiss Polly 2012 John Carter John Carter's Wife 2012 White Heat Leah 2013 Dementamania Laura Harrington 2014 Casualty Amy WebsterEpisode: “Valentines Day Mascara” 2015 Assassin Chloe 2015 Howl Ellen2016The CollectionFlorTV Series2018Father BrownLucy DawesEpisode: “The Dance of Death”2018Await Further InstructionsKate
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