Jon-Paul Bell
Born
Jon-Paul Alexander Bell

(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Television

Jon-Paul Alexander Bell (born 13 February 1993) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various soap operas including Emmerdale, Doctors and Coronation Street. In 2022, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Beau Ramsey.

Life and career

Bell was born on 13 February 1993 in Blackpool, Lancashire, and studied at Arnold School before graduating in drama at Arts Educational School in London.[1][2][3] He made his acting debut in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, appearing in three episodes as Austin Ascot. He also appeared in an episode of Love Matters as Gary.[4] In 2014, he made his film debut as Luke Mauro in the war docudrama film Kajaki.[5] He has also appeared in advertisements for McDonald's and William Hill.[1] In 2015, Bell appeared in an episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors as Tony Milne, a police officer.[6] In 2020, Bell returned to Emmerdale, this time in the role of Gwyn. In 2021, he returned to Doctors for a second time, portraying Liam Bright in the episode "Enough".[7] In 2022, Bell appeared as Sunny in an episode of the Sister Boniface Mysteries. He then joined the ITV soap opera Coronation Street on a recurring basis as lawyer Ben Chancellor.[8][9] In 2022, Bell is set to appear in the miniseries Masters of the Air.[10] In September 2022, it was announced that he was joining the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Beau Ramsey.[10][11][12] He will also appear alongside Coronation Street co-star Sue Devaney in the film Made in the Eighties.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Emmerdale Austin Ascot 3 episodes [4]
2013 Love Matters Gary Episode: "Kitten Chic" [1]
2014 Kajaki Luke Mauro Film role [4]
2015 Doctors PC Tony Milne Episode: "The Hope" [6]
2020 Emmerdale Gwyn 1 episode [4]
2021 Doctors Liam Bright Episode: "Enough" [7]
2022 Sister Boniface Mysteries Sunny Episode: "Song for the Dead" [13]
2022 Coronation Street Ben Chancellor Recurring role [8]
2022–present Hollyoaks Beau Ramsey Regular role [10]
TBA Masters of the Air Sgt. John Burgin Recurring role [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jon-Paul Bell at Spotlight CV". Spotlight. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jon-Paul Bell at Red Door Management". Red Door Management. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jon-Paul Bell". Cast Upload. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ex-Emmerdale star Jon-Paul Bell's joins Coronation Street as 'dodgy' new character". Leeds Live. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kajaki – an impressive war movie with questions and ballistic grit". The Guardian. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Doctors, Series 17, The Hope". BBC. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Doctors, Series 22, Enough". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 "ITV Coronation Street star Jon-Paul Bell leaves soap to join Hollyoaks". Birmingham Live. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jon-Paul Bell joins cast of Hollyoaks". Prolific North. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 "Hollyoaks casts former Coronation Street guest star as newcomer Beau". Digital Spy. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Coronation Street villain Jon-Paul Bell joins Hollyoaks in third soap role". Daily Mirror. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Coronation Street star Jon-Paul Bell joins Hollyoaks as newcomer Beau who's set to 'cause a stir'". Metro. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Jon-Paul Bell at TV Guide". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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