Oliver Wellington is a British actor who has made a name for himself in both television and film. Born on May 17th in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, Oliver Wellington, whose full name is Oliver Michael Wellington, comes from a talented background, having trained at the prestigious Oxford School of Drama, where he graduated with a diploma in acting.
Since his graduation, Wellington has worked consistently in television, appearing in a variety of shows. One of his most notable roles is that of Nico in the brand new hit Sky comedy Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything, alongside the talented Sheridan Smith.
Wellington made his television debut in 2015 as a guest lead in an episode of the British medical soap opera Doctors. In February 2016, he appeared as Jack Marshbrook, a trawler-man, in an episode of the British crime drama series Vera on ITV, based on novels by crime writer Ann Cleeves.
In the same month, Wellington also appeared in the BBC One Mockumentary series Hospital People, set in the fictional Brimlington Hospital. He featured as the recurring character Gary in a pilot episode that was shown on BBC One in February 2016, and later reprised this role in the series that was commissioned and then broadcast in 2017.
Later that year, Wellington joined the cast of The Dumping Ground on CBBC, where he played the role of Sam, a young trainee social worker. As of 2019, he joined the second series of ITV2 comedy Timewasters as series regular, JJ, the onscreen son of Anna Chancellor and Kadiff Kirwan's characters.
Wellington made his film debut as Ricardo in the British feature Fisherman's Friends, starring Daniel Mays and James Purefoy. In 2019, Oliver joined the cast of Brassic (Season 2) starring Joe Gilgun and Michelle Keegan, due for release in 2020. He also appears as Robbie in the famous comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb's six-part sitcom Back.
