English actor and comedian (born 1994)
Charlie David Wernham (born 3 October 1994) is a British actor and comedian from Billericay, England. After auditioning for the second series of the ITV talent show "Britain's Got Talent", he went on to play Robbie Roscoe in the Channel 4 soap opera "Hollyoaks" between 2014 and 2016, and again from 2024. He also played Mitchell Harper in "Bad Education" between 2012 and 2014, and again from 2022 to 2024, as well as Aaron Monroe in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" from 2021 to 2022. He has also appeared in "The Inbetweeners", "School of Comedy", and "Some Girls".
Early life.
Charlie David Wernham was born on 3 October 1994 in Billericay. He started his stand-up comedy act at the age of eight, winning his first talent show at eight. He went on to win three more contests. His father, Dave, helped him write his jokes and structure the routine. Wernham's favourite comedians are Ed Byrne, Peter Kay and Lee Evans.
Career.
"Britain's Got Talent".
In 2008, Wernham auditioned for the second series of the ITV talent show "Britain's Got Talent" in London, where he performed a variety of jokes. Judge Piers Morgan commented that the jokes were terrible but delivered a confident performance. Simon Cowell said that "We've had some rotten comedians on this show, but you're the only one who's made me laugh and told jokes that I could understand". Amanda Holden commented that Wernham has "made her moan". Wernham received three 'yes' votes from the judges and was put through to the next round. He made it through to the live semi-finals. In the semi-final on 29 May 2008, he performed a stand-up comedy routine. The performance brought largely positive comments from the judges, though Morgan and Holden said that the jokes were "terrible" but that they still loved the act. Cowell compared him to a funny version of Jim Davidson. He failed to make it through to the final.
Acting work.
After "Britain's Got Talent", Wernham began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School at weekends. He appeared on the E4 comedy "The Inbetweeners" in the episode "Work Experience" playing Danny Moore, a pupil who beats up Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas). He also starred in the E4 show "School of Comedy", playing several characters. The show began airing on 2 October 2009. He appeared in the third series of "Harry &amp; Paul" on BBC Two in late 2010. He also played the main role Mitchell in the BBC 3 series "Bad Education," written by comedian and actor Jack Whitehall, from 2012 to 2014 and also appeared in the 2015 spinoff film. Between 2013 and 2016 he regularly appeared as Robbie Roscoe in "Hollyoaks", before returning to the soap in 2024. In 2021, he became a series regular in "EastEnders" as Aaron Monroe, reuniting him with Gillian Taylforth, who played his mother on "Hollyoaks". He departed the following year. Wernham returned to "Bad Education" for the 2022 reunion special and became co-lead of the show, alongside Layton Williams, for the fourth and fifth series. In 2024, Wernham reprised his role of Robbie Roscoe in "Hollyoaks".
Personal life.
Wernham married Emma Collis in April 2022.
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