Kirsty-Leigh Porter
Porter in 2010
Born (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988
Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Children2

Kirsty-Leigh Porter (born 30 December 1988[1]) is an English actress, known for her roles in British soap operas, including portraying Zoe Willson on Coronation Street, Roz Fielding on Emmerdale and Leela Lomax on Hollyoaks.

Career

Porter attended Oldham Theatre Workshop and trained extensively in dance including ballet, jazz, contemporary and modern dance.[1] She has played a number of small roles on British television, including Doctors, The Royal Today, Shameless and Ashes to Ashes. Porter went on to have larger roles in the children's television programme My Spy Family, as Marcy, and The Street as Ellie.

It was announced in July 2009 that Porter had been cast in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the girlfriend of long established character David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd).[2] After her role in Coronation Street, Porter was cast in another ITV soap, Emmerdale, as the best friend of Holly Barton (Sophie Powles). Her role in Emmerdale as Roz, included pushing Holly into taking illegal drugs, and stealing to fuel her addiction. At the end of the storyline, it was announced that Porter would be leaving the soap.[3] On 26 June 2013, it was announced that Porter would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks and over a month later it was announced she would play Leela Lomax, one of established character Ste Hay's (Kieron Richardson) two half-sisters.[4]

In September 2023, Channel 4 announced Porter as one of the contestants on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006, 2009 The Street Tarty Schoolgirl 1 / Ellie 3 episodes
2007–2009 My Spy Family Marcy Desmond 7 episodes
2007 Brain Warehouse Brain Bouncer Television film
2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook Anya Television film
2007 Doctors Kelly Madden 1 episode
2008 The Royal Today Debbie Fitzgerald 1 episode
2008 Shameless Bindy 1 episode
2009 Ashes to Ashes Rachel Lessing 1 episode
2009 Monday Monday Kelly 1 episode
2009 Coronation Street Zoe Willson 7 episodes
2010–2012 Emmerdale Roz Fielding 58 episodes
2012 Accused Julie 1 episode
2013–present Hollyoaks Leela Lomax Regular role, 520 episodes
2014 Common Liaison Officer 1 episode
2020 Hollyoaks Later Leela Lomax 2020 special
2023 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant Channel 4

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2014 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Won [6]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Shortlisted [7]
2018 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress Nominated [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kirsty Leigh Porter – Actors – Casting – PHA Model & Casting Agency Manchester". www.pha-agency.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Coronation Street: Kirsty-Leigh Porter is David Platt's New Girlfriend @ Unreality Primetime". Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kirsty-Leigh Porter to leave 'Emmerdale'". Digital Spy. 10 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Soap Movers: Who's quitting and returning?". Digital Spy. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "CELEBRITY SAS: WHO DARES WINS IS BACK AS SIXTEEN NEW CELEBRITIES FACE THEIR TOUGHEST CHALLENGE IN THE MOST BRUTAL VIETNAMESE JUNGLE | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Rigby, Sam (8 September 2014). "Sherlock, EastEnders lead winners at TVChoice Awards 2014". Digital Spy.
  7. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 October 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "TV Choice Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 15 May 2018.
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