Philip
Olivier
(born
Philip
Lee
Borg-Olivier
4
June
1980
in
Liverpool,
England)
is a
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
4
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
calendars
in
2006,
2007
and
a
forthcoming
calendar
in
2008.
He
is
hugely
popular
with
gay
audiences,
hosting
Mr
Gay
UK
in
2005
and
appearing
onstage
at
several
Gay
Pride
events.
He
has
also
been
one
of
the
guest
regulars
in
the
Channel
4
comedy
sketch
show
Bo
Selecta.
In
2006
he
played
Adam
in
the
Hollyoaks
spin-off
series
Hollyoaks:
In
the
City
on
E4.
Philip
is
currently
filming
the
movie
Clubbing
to
Death
with
Craig
Charles,
Nick
Moran,
Huey
Morgan
and
Dave
Courtney,
due
for
release
in
2007.
He
featured
on
Never
Mind
the
Buzzcocks
on 7
February
2007,
on
Phill
Jupitus'
team
along
with
Donny
Tourette.
In
August
2007,
Olivier
was
fined
£20,000
by
magistrates
after
being
convicted
of
flouting
housing
regulations.
He
was
found
guilty
on
two
counts
in
relation
to a
property
in
Wellfield
Road,
Liverpool,
and
also
ordered
to
pay
£250
costs.
Contrary
to
information
given
around
the
internet,
Philip
Olivier
is
not
the
grandson
of
former
Maltese
Prime
Minister
Giorgio
Borg
Olivier,
nor
is
he
related
in
any
other
way.






