Oscar Lloyd

{{Infobox person

| name = Oscar Lloyd

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1997|9|16}}

| birth_place = Seaford, East Sussex, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2008–present

}}

Oscar Lloyd (born 16 September 1997){{cite news|url=http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/oscar-11-hosts-his-own-disney-show-1-1422542|title=Oscar, 11, hosts his own Disney show|date=4 November 2008|work=Eastbourne Herald|publisher=Johnston Press|accessdate=26 March 2012}}{{cite tweet |author= Oscar Lloyd |user= oscar_lloyd|number= 511977113914580992 |date= 16 September 2014 |title= Happy birthday to me |access-date= 4 January 2015 }} is a British actor best known for his role as Will Wylde in Emmerdale.

Career

Lloyd started his acting career by appearing in television commercials.{{cite news|url=http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/local/seaford_boy_stars_in_disney_show_1_965391|title=Seaford boy stars in Disney show|date=9 April 2009|work=Mid Sussex Times|publisher=Johnston Press|accessdate=26 March 2012}} He was cast as David in the 2008 BBC drama, Hancock and Joan.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009lv9j|title=Hancock and Joan|year=2008|publisher=BBC|accessdate=26 March 2012}} In November 2008, a reporter for the Eastbourne Herald announced Lloyd had been cast in a Disney Channel production called Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show alongside Michael Selwood. The show "pays homage" to the animated comedy series Phineas and Ferb and sees Lloyd and Selwood solve everyday problems. Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show began airing from 3 November 2008. It was later renewed for a second series, which began airing on 10 April 2009.

On 19 January 2009, Kris Green of Digital Spy reported Lloyd had been cast as Will Wylde in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a143529/wylde-kids-cast-in-emmerdale.html|title=Wylde kids cast in 'Emmerdale'|last=Green|first=Kris|date=19 January 2009|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2012}} Lloyd also appeared in season two of Lark Rise to Candleford as Sydney, the studious, ten-year-old son of James Dowland.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4979331/Other-TV-Highlights-Saturday-14-and-Sunday-15-March.html|title=Other TV Highlights: Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March|last=O'Donovan|first=Gerard|date=12 March 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=26 March 2012}} For his portrayal of Will, Lloyd received a nomination for Best Young Actor at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a242852/in-full-inside-soap-awards-2010-nominees.html|title=In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2010 Nominees|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=13 July 2010|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2012}} In August 2010, it was announced Lloyd would be departing Emmerdale. The actor made the decision to leave on his own accord.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/scoop/a266143/another-emmerdale-departure-confirmed.html|title=Another 'Emmerdale' departure confirmed|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=23 August 2010|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2012}}

2011 saw Lloyd feature in "The Curse of the Black Spot", the third episode of the sixth series of Doctor Who. Lloyd played the role of Toby, the son of a pirate captain played by Hugh Bonneville.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a318129/doctor-who-review-the-curse-of-the-black-spot.html|title='Doctor Who' review: 'The Curse of the Black Spot'|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|date=8 May 2011|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2012}} Lloyd later featured as Toby in the seventh episode, "A Good Man Goes to War".{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011rf7y|title=A Good Man Goes to War – Credits|year=2011|publisher=BBC|accessdate=26 March 2012}} From January 2012, Lloyd began playing Ryan in children's television series 4 O'Clock Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/4_oclock_club/|title=4 O'Clock Club|publisher=The British Comedy Guide|accessdate=26 March 2012}} The actor appeared as Gabriel in the BBC drama, One Night, which began airing in March 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01f8l42|title=Ted|year=2012|publisher=BBC|accessdate=26 March 2012}} From April 2012, Lloyd began filming a role for the BBC drama, Blandings.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetheatreworkshop.com/html/index.php?&page=1|title=Latest news|publisher=The Theatre Workshop|accessdate=10 April 2012}}

In 2023, Lloyd was confirmed to be playing Jim Hopper in the Stranger Things prequel stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The play will premiere on November 17, 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre in London.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=2023-09-20 |title=‘Stranger Things’ Stage Play Sets Cast, Opening Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/stranger-things-stage-play-cast-opening-date-london-1235594529/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2008 \| Hancock and Joan \| David \|
scope="row" \| 2008–09 \| Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show \| Oscar \|
scope="row" \| 2009 \| Lark Rise to Candleford \| Sydney \| Episode: 2.12
scope="row" \| 2009–11 \| Emmerdale \| Will Wylde \| Series regular
scope="row" \| 2011 \| Doctor Who \| Toby Avery \| Episode: "The Curse of the Black Spot" Episode: "A Good Man Goes to War"
scope="row" \| 2011 \| Doctors \| Andy Ebden \| Episode: "The Sharpest Cut"
scope="row" \| 2012–14 \| 4 O'Clock Club \| Ryan \| Series regular
scope="row" \| 2012 \| One Night \| Gabriel \|
scope="row" \| 2013 \| Blandings \| George \|
scope="row" \| 2015 \| The Coroner \| Matt Wickens \|Episode 1.1 "First Love"

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | 2008

| Hancock and Joan

| David

scope="row" | 2008–09

| Oscar and Michael's Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show

| Oscar

scope="row" | 2009