Stuart Manning

Stuart David Manning (born 27 May 1979) is an English actor and model. He is known for portraying the role of Russ Owen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2004 until 2009, and again in 2018.

Stuart David Manning
Born	(1979-05-27) 27 May 1979 (age 45)
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Hollyoaks
Television	Hollyoaks (2004–2009, 2018) I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2009)

Career

After leaving Art college where he studied Fine Art photography Manning joined Models One where he worked with photographer Bruce Weber on an Abercrombie and Fitch campaign. He also worked on many commercials including "Pepsi" directed by Michael Bay.

Manning started his acting career in an ITV soap opera Night and Day playing Sam Armstrong. Manning won the 2002 British Soap Awards "Hero of the Year" award for that role. He played Mark Thompson in an episode of Holby City before joining the cast of Hollyoaks in 2004. After five years of playing the role of Russell Owen, Manning decided to quit the show. He left the series in a storyline that saw him kidnap his baby son Max and leave for France.

He appeared as a contestant on the ninth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2009. He finished overall in fifth place on the show.

Manning appeared in the UK tour of A Passionate Woman alongside Kaye Mellor and Anthony Lewis in 2011.

In 2014, he appeared in an episode of Doctors as Paul Carter, and in 2015, he also appeared in The Dumping Ground as Matt Branston and Casualty as Clyde Jackson, in the last of a trio of special Casualty "Noir" episodes.^[1]

In 2014, Manning was cast to play the role of Robin in Spencer Hawken's 2016 film No Reasons.^[2]

In 2017, he appeared as Nik Voyle in the first episode of the school drama series Ackley Bridge and reprised his role of Nik again in series two in 2018.

In 2018, it was confirmed he would return to the role of Russ Owen in Hollyoaks after an absence of 9 years, returning to the show in August. Manning departed the show again in November 2018 when Russ was killed off.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–2003	Night and Day	Sam Armstrong	Recurring role, 70 Episodes
2004	Holby City	Mark Thompson	Episode "You Can Choose Your Friends"
2004–2009, 2018	Hollyoaks	Russ Owen	Series regular (155 episodes)
2009	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Himself	Contestant (5th place)
2012	Banged Up Abroad	Dwight Worker	Episode "Mexico/Black Palace Of Horrors"
2014	Doctors	Paul Carter	Episode "The Soundtrack of Your Life"
2015	The Dumping Ground	Matt Branston	Episode "Party Games"
2015	Casualty	Clyde Jackson	Episode "Holby Sin City"
2016	No Reasons	Robin
2017–2018	Ackley Bridge	Nik Voyle	Guest role