# Lee Boardman
**Lee Boardman** is an English actor and producer, born in 1972 in Manchester, England, best known for playing the villainous Jez Quigley in *Coronation Street*, Timon in HBO's *Rome*, and roles in productions including *Brexit: The Uncivil War*, *Bancroft*, *Absentia*, *Andor*, *Memory*, and *Enola Holmes 2*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) • [2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972, Manchester, England, UK[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) |
| Training | Oxford School of Drama, One Year Course, after winning a scholarship[3](https://oxforddrama.ac.uk/notable_alumni/lee-boardman/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) |
| Breakthrough role | Jez Quigley in *Coronation Street*, appearing intermittently between June 1997 and September 2000[2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman) |
| Signature television role | Timon in HBO's *Rome*, 13 episodes, 2005–2007[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) |
| Notable film roles | Badger in *Jack the Giant Slayer* (2013), Mauricio in *Memory* (2022), Bill Crouch in *Enola Holmes 2* (2022)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) |
| Spouse | Actress Jennifer James, married 12 May 2001[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) |
| Business interests | Director of Actor Tribe Limited, Boardman James Productions Ltd, and Jenlee Properties Ltd[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/wQ_xFSNH8teNdjtPuMxBNk5ZgDw/appointments) |
## Training and early career
Boardman won a scholarship to train at the Oxford School of Drama, where he completed the One Year Course, and began his career in classical theater.[3](https://oxforddrama.ac.uk/notable_alumni/lee-boardman/) • [5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/) His early television work included roles in *Gold*, *Grafters*, and *The Bill*.[2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman)
His breakthrough came as Jez Quigley, a villainous character in the ITV soap *Coronation Street*, whom he played intermittently between June 1997 and September 2000.[2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman) In comedy, he played model agent Murray Priestman across both series of the BBC's British Comedy Award winning *Drop Dead Gorgeous* (2006–2007) and Hodge in ITV1's *Great Night Out* (2013).[5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/) • [6](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lee_boardman/)
## Television work
**Rome and American series.** Boardman played Timon in HBO's Emmy and Golden Globe winning series *Rome*, appearing in 13 episodes across 2005–2007.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) • [5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/) A rewatch podcast of the series, *Raising Standards*, devoted an episode to an interview with him in July 2020, describing Timon as a character who grew in prominence across the two seasons.[7](https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/lee-boardman-interview/id1512364912?i=1000485606551) He later took principal roles in American productions: [Amerigo Vespucci](https://www.edgepedia.org/amerigo-vespucci) in Starz's *Da Vinci's Demons* (5 episodes, 2014), Lieutenant Wolff in *Outlander*, and Holt Thompson in two seasons of Sony's *Absentia* (3 episodes, 2019–2020).[8](https://www.fernsehserien.de/lee-boardman/filmografie) • [9](https://filmfreeway.com/LeeBoardman) • [10](https://beenama.com/en/people/138161-lee-boardman)
**British drama.** He starred as serial killer Jay Newman in [Sky One](https://www.edgepedia.org/sky-one)'s Harlan Coben adaptation *The Five* (5 episodes, 2016), played Hane in ITV1's *Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands* (7 episodes, 2016), and was a series regular as DI George Morris in ITV's thriller *Bancroft* (7 episodes, 2017–2020).[5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/) • [8](https://www.fernsehserien.de/lee-boardman/filmografie) • [11](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/40450/lee-boardman) In 2019 he played Leave campaign donor [Arron Banks](https://www.edgepedia.org/arron-banks), the nemesis of [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/benedict-cumberbatch)'s Dominic Cummings, in Channel 4's *Brexit: The Uncivil War*.[9](https://filmfreeway.com/LeeBoardman) • [10](https://beenama.com/en/people/138161-lee-boardman) Later television credits include Brian Daniels in *The Trouble with Maggie Cole* (6 episodes, 2020), Kravas Drezzer in Disney+'s *Andor* (2022), John Starr Cooke in *So Long, Marianne* (2024), and David White in the Paramount+ series *The Crow Girl* (2025–2026).[11](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/40450/lee-boardman) • [3](https://oxforddrama.ac.uk/notable_alumni/lee-boardman/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/)
## Film work
Boardman's film credits span independent British pictures and studio features. He appeared in *Emma* (1996), played Lee-Lee the gangster in William Monahan's *London Boulevard* (2010) with [Colin Farrell](https://www.edgepedia.org/colin-farrell), and took the role of Badger in [Bryan Singer](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryan-singer)'s 3D film *Jack the Giant Slayer* (2013).[5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/) • [12](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%C2%B7%E5%8D%9A%E5%BE%B7%E6%9B%BC/19310661) He played Bottom in a 2022 film version of *A Midsummer Night's Dream* alongside [Robert Lindsay](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-lindsay) and Juliet Aubrey.[5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/)
In [Martin Campbell](https://www.edgepedia.org/martin-campbell)'s *Memory* (2022) he played cartel boss Mauricio opposite [Liam Neeson](https://www.edgepedia.org/liam-neeson), Guy Pearce, and [Monica Bellucci](https://www.edgepedia.org/monica-bellucci), and the same year appeared as Mr. Bill Crouch in Netflix's *Enola Holmes 2*.[5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) Upcoming credits listed on IMDb include Miguel in *Just Play Dead* (2026) opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green, and Karl in the feature film *Fackham Hall* (2025).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) • [3](https://oxforddrama.ac.uk/notable_alumni/lee-boardman/)
## Teaching and business interests
Boardman and his wife, the former *Coronation Street* actress Jennifer James, founded Actor Tribe, an acting school in Knutsford, in 2013, with an additional school opening in Heaton Mersey in 2016.[2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman) He has run screen-acting and improvisation workshops for many years, with students going on to professional acting careers.[5](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/)
[Companies House](https://www.edgepedia.org/companies-house) records list him as a director of Actor Tribe Limited (appointed 25 July 2013), Boardman James Productions Ltd (appointed 29 March 2001), and Jenlee Properties Ltd (appointed 17 June 2022); he was also a director of the now-dissolved Actor Tribe ([Stockport](https://www.edgepedia.org/stockport)) Limited from 2016 and resigned from Serious Television Ltd in 2014.[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/wQ_xFSNH8teNdjtPuMxBNk5ZgDw/appointments) • [13](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/xHWkGgdhe3Z3rIKYCJS2LcENIhs/appointments) On IMDb he holds producer credits on the short *Footprints* and the feature *Little Boxes*, both in post-production, and a director credit on *Footprints*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) • [9](https://filmfreeway.com/LeeBoardman)
## Personal life
Boardman married Jennifer James on 12 May 2001; the couple have a son, Jack Alexander Boardman, and, according to the [Coronation Street](https://www.edgepedia.org/coronation-street) fan wiki, a daughter.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) • [2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman) He is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/) He also played [Bill Sikes](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-sikes) in a [Focus on the Family](https://www.edgepedia.org/focus-on-the-family) radio production of Charles Dickens's *Oliver Twist*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/)
## References
1. [Lee Boardman, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090196/)
2. [Lee Boardman, Coronation Street Wiki (Fandom)](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Lee_Boardman)
3. [Lee Boardman, Notable Alumni, Oxford School of Drama](https://oxforddrama.ac.uk/notable_alumni/lee-boardman/)
4. [Lee BOARDMAN personal appointments, Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/wQ_xFSNH8teNdjtPuMxBNk5ZgDw/appointments)
5. [Lee Boardman, Actor Tribe Manchester](https://www.actortribe.co.uk/2013/04/27/lee-boardman-2/)
6. [Lee Boardman, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lee_boardman/)
7. [Lee Boardman interview, Raising Standards podcast (Apple Podcasts)](https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/lee-boardman-interview/id1512364912?i=1000485606551)
8. [Filmografie Lee Boardman, fernsehserien.de](https://www.fernsehserien.de/lee-boardman/filmografie)
9. [Lee Boardman, FilmFreeway](https://filmfreeway.com/LeeBoardman)
10. [Lee Boardman filmography and biography, Beenama](https://beenama.com/en/people/138161-lee-boardman)
11. [Lee Boardman, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/40450/lee-boardman)
12. [李·博德曼, 中文百科全書](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%C2%B7%E5%8D%9A%E5%BE%B7%E6%9B%BC/19310661)
13. [Lee BOARDMAN personal appointments (Actor Tribe Stockport), Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/xHWkGgdhe3Z3rIKYCJS2LcENIhs/appointments)
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