Jody Latham
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| Born | Jody Latham January 1, 1983 Burnley, England |
| Other name(s) | Jody Lee Latham |
| Occupation | Actor, Presenter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Jody Lee Latham (born January 1, 1982 in Burnley) is an English actor and television presenter, best known for his role as Phillip "Lip" Gallagher in the British series Shameless.
Latham was born in Burnley, Lancashire on New Year's Day 1982, and attended Walton high school in Nelson, Lancashire . He made his television debut in 2000 as "Nelson Catchpole" in the series Big Meg, Little Meg. He played Lee, one of the key characters on When I Was 12 in 2001.
He worked regularly in television before being cast as "Lip" Gallagher, the second oldest of the Gallagher children. Lip is an intelligent and outspoken youth who is trying to escape from the Chatsworth estate in Stretford. Latham played a leading role in the BBC drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle which was shown from Easter 2005. He also appeared in the BBC drama The Street, written by Jimmy McGovern in April 2006.
Latham attended Walton High School in Nelson Lancashire, from where he was expelled for arson. After being expelled from high school, Latham attended Nelson Youth Centre on Leeds Road in Lancashire.
Latham has a son, Jack, who was born in Latham's late teens. His Shameless character also had a child as a teenager. In 2006, Latham was cautioned by Lancashire police for possession of cannabis. On 15th of September 2007, Latham was arrested by police for hitting a man in a takeaway, but was let off with a warning.
In 2006 Lathan filmed a short film A Neutral Corner about a young boxer arriving in a desolate town where he meets a dog, a stranger and a mysterious waitress. 2007 he appeared in Ruby Blue with Bob Hoskins - this was Latham's first film role.
He was written out of the 2008 series of Shameless to concentrate on other projects, he appeared in the first episode only. In that time he has filmed ITV drama The Fixer playing the cheeky scally character "Callum" being shown on ITV1 during March/April 2008 and played a part in the music video Moonshine & Roses by International One.
He appears in the forthcoming Act of Grace, a film he is associate producing, in which Leo Gregory stars.
Jody is currently on the cover of 'ATTITUDE' magazine with interview (APRIL 2008).
Jody appears in the forthcoming movie The Michael Gomez Story filmed 2007. Jody plays Michael Gomez born Michael Armstrong on the front seat of a car. Born into an Irish Travelling family this film tells the life story of Michael Gomez who turned professional boxer at 17. Moved to Manchester as a child but had a hard upbringing. Gomez will be fighting Amir Khan June 21st, 2008. See external links for The Michael Gomez Story
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[edit] BBC Radio 1 Voiceover
Jody is also the current voiceover of BBC Radio 1
[edit] Selected Filmography
- Big Meg, Little Meg 2000
- When I Was 12 2001
- Having It Off 2002
- The Stretford Wives 2002
- Holby City 5 episodes 2002-2003
- Mr Harvey Lights a Candle 2005
- The Street 2006
- A Neutral Corner 2006
- The Micheal Gomez story 2007
- Ruby Blue 2007
- Shameless 2004-2008
- The Fixer 2008
