How old is Philip Olivier, what is Brookside’s ‘Tinhead’ doing now and what’s his net worth?
PHILIP Olivier made his name as Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary for almost a decade on the now defunct Channel 4 soap Brookside.
He went on to star in several others of the UK's favourite soaps and his appearances in gay magazines and various pride events have gained him a huge following. Here's all you need to know...
Who is Philip Olivier and how old is he?
Philip Lee Borg-Olivier was born on 4 June 1980 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
The 38-year-old is the grandson of former Maltese prime minister Giorgio Borg-Olivier.
His first role came in Channel 4's Hearts and Minds in 1995 before he shot to fame a year later as Timothy 'Tinhead' O'Leary, which he played until Brookside's final episode in 2003.
Despite his popularity among gay audiences, Philip has three children with partner Amy Virtue, two sons, Oscar and Sunny Ray, and one daughter, Pheonix.
He is best friends with Celebrity Big Brother's Ryan Thomas, and is close to the rest of the family, posting an image of younger brother Scott on his .
What is Brookside's 'Tinhead' doing now?
In addition to his role on Brookside, Philip is also known for appearing in Big Finish's Doctor Who audio dramas, playing The Seventh Doctor's companion Hex.
He has also appeared as one of the guest regulars on Leigh Francis/ Keith Lemon's early sketch show Bo Selecta and showed up in Benidorm as troublesome Jason Gallagher.
Philip's popularity with gay audiences derived from hosting Mr Gay UK in 2005, and appearing on-stage at several Gay Pride events. He has also appeared nude in gay magazine Attitude and played a gay yoga instructor in BBC's Doctors.
In 2014, he learnt the ukulele in order to release the charity single, Land of Smiles, for Marie Curie and he currently does voiceover work for open top bus tours around Liverpool.
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What's his net worth?
Philip has a reported net worth of $300,000, according to thanks to his roles on screen, stage and his property portfolio.
If so, it serves as a remarkable turnaround for the actor who revealed in 2008 he had no savings to pay a court fine for breaking strict property laws.
He was fined £20,000 for breaching then-new laws requiring landlords of three storey houses, or houses with five or more unrelated people living in them, to register with the local authority.