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Philip Olivier (born Phillippe Borg-Olivier 4th June 1980 in Liverpool, England) is British
actor.
His most notable role was that of Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary, in the soap opera Brookside from 1996 until its
cancellation in 2003. He also appeared in the one-off drama Brookside: Unfinished Business which followed the series in 2003.
He
has performed in several audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish Productions as a companion of
the Seventh Doctor by the name of Hex.
In 2005, he won the Channel Four reality TV show, The Games, dominating the
competition from start to finish. Displaying an impressive physique in the series, he went on to do a number of photoshoots
and released a calendar. Hugely popular with gay audiences, he then hosted Mr Gay UK in 2005, and has appeared onstage at
several Gay Pride events.
He has also been one of the guest regulars in the Channel Four comedy sketch show Bo Selecta.
He
is a grandson of former Maltese Prime Minister Giorgio Borg Olivier.
He can currently be found playing Adam in the
Hollyoaks spin-off series Hollyoaks: In the City on E4
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