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Andrew Lancel

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About Me


Andrew is currently starring as DI Neil Manson in the ITV1 police drama ‘The Bill’ a role he has played since 2003.An established TV and theatre actor, Andrew came to prominence with the role of Dr Andrew Collin in the groundbreaking and controversial BBC series ‘Cardiac Arrest.’ He followed this with roles in a number of TV dramas (see left) and more controversy in 'Soldier, Soldier,' 'Go Back Out,' and 'Queer as Folk.' He also starred in the feature film ‘Wide-Eyed and Legless’ alongside Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent as well as numerous theatre productions including national tours of ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ and ‘Conduct Unbecoming,’ ‘Certain Young Men’ at the Almeida and ‘The Recruiting Officer’ at the Chichester Festival.Alongside his role in 'The Bill' Andrew has written, produced and directed television and theatre, won ‘Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes’ and taken part in a celebrity edition of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ where he was playing for the charity Worldvision. He continues to perform in concert and cabaret and runs his own production company. He is also a passionate supporter of Everton Football Club.Andrew divides his time between homes in London and Liverpool where he lives with his wife Louise, his son Isaac and his dog Chester. Click to zoom in.
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My Blog

Updates November 2009

Hi Everyone, Can't believe it's nearly Christmas time...it's been a full on year for me but mostly enjoyable. Thank you everyone who voted for The Bill, me, Amita and Dom for the NTA awards - I...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:00 GMT

Updates September 2009

Hi Everyone, As ever a big thank you for all the birthday cards, presents and messages. One away from the big Four-O - don't know how that's happened! There's lots of changes at work as you kno...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:40:00 GMT

Updates May 2009

Hi everyone, We are all so happy here at The Bill after the recent BAFTA win, it was such a terrific honour and with the upcoming storylines and changes planned it's a very exciting time on the sho...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 09:29:00 GMT

Updates Jan 2009

Hello everyone and Happy New YearThank you for all your support last year and of course for all the cards and presents for me, Louise and Isaac. He is a fast growing 14 month old and my pride and joy ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:34:00 GMT

Updates May 2008

Hi everyone. Thank you all for your kind messages on our new baby. He is amazing and doing really well.Thanks too to everyone who voted for my friend Dom and his group Blake. They won the coveted Best...
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Updates March 2008

Well as many of you have been saying...I owe you a blog...and I agree.Its been a life changing few months but I've been checking in and Russ keeps me posted. I'm always so chuffed by the amount of po...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:36:00 GMT

The Web Interview

Hi everyone,Thanks so much to all of you that sent in questions for the web interview. It's taken a while for us to get all the questions together and sort through them but below are a selection of th...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:41:00 GMT

The Andrew Lancel Facebook Group

Hi all,I've had a ton of people asking me to get on Facebook too, but looking after Myspace and my own website leaves me with so little time, so instead I have started a Facebook group. If any of you ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:39:00 GMT

Messaging - Please read

Hi everyone,Just wanted to say thanks for all the messages and comments. It means a lot to me. Please be aware though that it really isn't possible for me to personally respond to every message I get ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:07:00 GMT

Please add WorldVision as a friend!!

Hi guys,As some of you will know I do a lot of work for the WorldVision charity, it is something very important to me and such a wonderful charity. They now have a Myspace page for WorldVision UK so p...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:04:00 GMT