Ned Porteous
Born
Edward Graham Porteous

(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994
High Wycombe, England
Alma materGuildford School of Acting
Years active2015–present

Edward Graham Porteous (born 7 July 1994) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Mark Fowler Jnr in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2016) and Joe Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2017–2018).

Early life

Porteous is from Buckinghamshire. He attended John Colet School in Wendover. He enrolled at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Guildford School of Acting in 2015.[1]

Career

Porteous made his acting debut during an episode of the BBC medical drama Holby City as Rufus Lucas on 15 September 2015.[2] He then featured in a 13 Episode stint in the BBC soap EastEnders as Mark Fowler between 11 August and 9 September 2016. Despite Mark having been born and brought up in the United States, Porteous did not use an American accent for the role.[3]

On 13 September 2017, he first appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as young businessman Tom Waterhouse, a name that turned out to be an alias, the character's real name being Joseph Tate.[4] He received nominations at the National Television Awards and the British Soap Awards. He exited Emmerdale in October 2018.[5] That same year, Porteous made his feature film debut in the horror film Astral.

Porteous played Lord Wetherby, Henry Granville's (Julian Ovenden) lover, in the first season of the 2020 Netflix period drama Bridgerton.[6] He recently portrayed Luke in the Disney+ series Extraordinary.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Holby City[2] Rufus Lucas Episode: "Shockwaves"
2016 EastEnders[3] Mark Fowler 13 episodes
Suspects Luke Drummond Episode: "The Enemy Within: Part 6"
Delicious Will Episode: "Episode 1"
2017–2018 Emmerdale[4] Joseph Tate / Tom Waterhouse 183 episodes
2018 Astral Ben Lawrence
2020 Bridgerton Lord Wetherby 3 episodes
2023 Extraordinary Luke
2023 Doctor Who Zogroth Voice role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 23rd National Television Awards Newcomer Nominated [7]
2018 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Andrew Scarborough) Nominated [8]
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Shortlisted [9]
2018 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Won [10]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Exit Nominated [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ned Porteous, BA (Hons) Acting". GSA - Guildford School of Acting. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Holby City, Shockwaves -Series 17 Episode 49". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Brown, David (11 August 2016). "EastEnders: Mark Fowler Jr is HERE Actor Ned Porteous joins the cast as Michelle and Grant's son". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 Sandwell, Ian (11 August 2017). "Former EastEnders star Ned Porteous switches soaps to Emmerdale as new love interest for Debbie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 October 2018). "Emmerdale star Ned Porteous reacts to Joe Tate's dramatic exit and reveals his future plans". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Molli (27 January 2021). "Bridgerton cast: Who plays Henry Granville's lover Lord Wetherby?". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ McCreesh, Louise (10 October 2017). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2018". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (16 October 2018). "Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Winners 2018". TV Choice. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.
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