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Martin Bobb-Semple
English actor (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martin Bobb-Semple (born 29 August 1997) is an English actor. After making his debut as a child actor in a West End theatre production of Oliver! in 2009, he appeared in various children's television series including Dixi (2014), So Awkward (2016) and Free Rein (2018–2019). Bobb-Semple has since gone on to star in series including Pandora (2019), One of Us Is Lying (2021–2022) and All American: Homecoming (2022–2024).
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Bobb-Semple was born on 29 August 1997[1] and grew up in North West London alongside an older brother.[2] Aged seven, he expressed an interest in acting due to having an interest in storytelling; he also cited Disney Channel and Nickelodeon as an inspiration.[2] His parents then enrolled him in a weekend stage school.[3] He landed his first acting role when he was aged nine, after being cast in a West End theatre production of Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in Covent Garden.[4] He was in the production until 2012.[5]
Bobb-Semple's first television role was in the CBBC series Dixi as Zane in 2014. He starred in 30 episodes of the series. Aged 15 at the time, Bobb-Semple stated that it was "surreal" to be starring in his first screen project and recalled his mother accompanying him to the audition in Hackney, as well as his nervousness.[2] Then from 2015 to 2017, he studied at Identity School of Acting.[5] He appeared in fellow CBBC series So Awkward in 2016, as a guest star in one episode. As well as being in school, Bobb-Semple was working at a gym at the time and took time off to film for the episode in Manchester.[2] In 2018, Bobb-Semple reached a wider audience after being cast in the Netflix drama series Free Rein. He starred as Alex in the second and third series, as well as a Christmas special.[6]
Following the conclusion of Free Rein, Bobb-Semple landed a role on the CW series Pandora in 2019. He starred as Thomas James Ross throughout the first series.[7] The series partially filmed in Bulgaria, which he found to be a "really cool" experience.[2] In 2021, he joined the cast of the Peacock series One of Us Is Lying, an adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name.[4] He recurred as Evan Neiman in both series of the show.[5] Then from 2022 to 2024, he appeared as Orlando Johnson on the CW series All American: Homecoming.[8][9] He was initially cast as a recurring character for the first two series, but for the final series, he was promoted to a main cast member.[10]
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