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English actor
Duayne Boachie
Born Education Occupation Actor Years active 2015- Television
Hollyoaks
Duayne Boachie is an English television and film actor from London. Between 2015 and 2019 he played
Zack Loveday on
Channel 4 series
Hollyoaks .
Early life
He grew up in
Tottenham and
Wood Green in the
London Borough of Haringey and attended
Risley Avenue Primary School and
St Thomas Moore School . He acted in school theatre productions, including playing Bill Sykes in Oliver Twist and Danny Zucko in Grease . He also attended BAT Theatre, based in
Bernie Grant Arts Centre .
[1] He studied Media Performance for Film, TV and Theatre at the
University of Bedfordshire .
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Career
Hollyoaks
In February 2015, Boachie made his debut on long-running
Channel 4 soap-opera
Hollyoaks playing the character
Zack Loveday .
[3] For his portrayal of Loveday, Boachie was nominated in the Best Newcomer category at the
2016 British Soap Awards .
[4] In August 2017, he was longlisted for Sexiest Male at the
Inside Soap Awards .
[5] He continued as a regular character on Hollyoaks, until his final episode was broadcast in January 2019.
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Other work
Boachie appeared in the 2016 film
100 Streets , working alongside
Idris Elba and
Gemma Arterton .
[7] In 2019, he appeared in the crime drama
Blue Story .
[8] In 2021, he played Binks on the
BBC One drama
You Don’t Know Me alongside
Samuel Adewunmi ,
Sophie Wilde and
Bukky Bakray .
[9]
In 2024, he could be seen playing Honesty Courage, a key member of
Dick Turpin 's Essex Gang in
Apple TV+ comedy series
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin , alongside
Noel Fielding , and a host of guest stars such as
Hugh Bonneville ,
Greg Davies and
Tamsin Grieg .
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Personal life
In 2016, he was among a group of actors employed by the British
Electoral Commission to try and encourage young people to register to vote.
[13] A
football fan,
[14] he has played in celebrity matches to raise money for charity.
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Filmography
References
^ Enfield, Laura (26 July 2015).
"Hollyoaks star Duayne Boachie says he wants to defy the Tottenham stereotype" . Enfield Independent . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Duayne Boachie: Bedfordshire student becomes Hollyoaks star" . Beds.ac.uk . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (23 February 2015).
"Hollyoaks spoiler pictures: Zack Loveday makes his first appearance" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Panel nominations" . The British Soap Awards.tv . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Harp, Justin (22 August 2017).
"Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks all make the Inside Soap Awards longlist" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 January 2019).
"Hollyoaks star Jacqueline Boatswain reacts to Loveday exits as Simone and Zack head abroad - It's the end of an era!" . Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Hollyoaks actor Duayne Boachie shared career tips with Bedfordshire students" . beds.ac.uk . 16 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"First look: Apple, Big Talk's Dick Turpin comedy" . Televisual . 18 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Harrison, Ellie (10 December 2021).
" '95 per cent of our cast is Black – I wouldn't expect to see that on the BBC' " . Independent . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Robinson, Abby (1 March 2024).
"Dick Turpin cast: Who stars alongside Noel Fielding in the Apple comedy?" . Radio Times . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"First images from Noel Fielding's Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin" . Chortle . 17 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Mangan, Lucy (1 March 2024).
"The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin review – Noel Fielding comedy feels like daylight robbery" . The Guardian . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Hollyoaks stars to help encourage younger voters to register" . The Guardian . 18 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 February 2015).
"Hollyoaks newbie Duayne Boachie on Zack role: 'He's full of energy' " . Digital Spy . Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Hollyoaks' stars take part in football match for Wirral cancer charity" . Wirral Globe . 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Celebrities sign up for charity football match in Bradford" . Telegraph and Argus . 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Hollyoaks stars join fundraising football match in Waterlooville" . The Newd . 3 October 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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