Fraser Ayres, 1980
Actors · January 1, 1980
Fraser Ayres
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Fraser Ayres is 46 years old, born January 1, 1980 in United Kingdom · Capricorn.
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About
Fraser Ayres is an English actor born in 1980. He's best known for playing Clint in the BBC comedy series The Smoking Room. Ayres has appeared across British television, stage, and film, including roles in London's Burning, Midsomer Murders, and Coronation Street. His stage performances in King Lear and The People Next Door earned critical praise and awards. A Capricorn, he balances comedic and menacing character work across decades of UK screen and theatre.
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Biography
Fraser Ayres is an English actor born in 1980. He rose to prominence as Clint in the BBC comedy series The Smoking Room, a role that defined his early screen career. His television credits span multiple decades and genres: he appeared in London's Burning, The Vice, and Unconditional Love before landing parts in the BBC Three pilot West 10 LDN and the 2015 Midsomer Murders episode "Murder by Magic" as Theo Bainbridge. In 2017, he joined the long-running ITV drama Coronation Street, playing Rich Collis, a menacing drug dealer and money launderer. Ayres trained at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, where he began his youth core work. His stage repertoire includes acclaimed performances in The People Next Door (for which he won Best Actor awards), Ramayana, Vurt, and the world premiere of Philip Ridley's Mercury Fur. In 2016, his portrayal of Edmund in King Lear—a Talawa Theatre Company and Royal Exchange Manchester co-production—drew significant critical attention: The Daily Telegraph highlighted his "chillingly sociopathic Edmund," The Guardian called him "one of the most dangerously unstable Edmunds of recent times," and the Manchester Evening News noted his "near re-writes [of] the scale of Edmund's anger". His film work includes Revenger's Tragedy, Intimacy, It Was An Accident, and Kevin & Perry Go Large. As a Capricorn, Ayres embodies the sign's characteristic range—moving fluidly between comedy and darker, more calculating roles across theatre, television, and film.
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Before Fame
Ayres began his career at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, where he trained in the youth core before branching into television and stage work. His early television appearances included The Boys and other series before landing his breakthrough role as Clint in The Smoking Room.
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Trivia
- Won Best Actor awards for his stage performance in The People Next Door.
- Appeared in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's play Mercury Fur.
- The Guardian described his 2016 Edmund in King Lear as "one of the most dangerously unstable Edmunds of recent times".
- Joined Coronation Street in 2017 as Rich Collis, a drug dealer and money launderer.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Diplomat
Cooperative and intuitive. Fraser Ayres read rooms quickly and often build careers around partnerships, mediation, or paired creative work.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- Yung GravyRat · 1996
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade PettyjohnDragon · 2000
CHALLENGING
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan Wang
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Fraser Ayres?
- Fraser Ayres is 46 years old (born January 1, 1980).
- When is Fraser Ayres's birthday?
- Fraser Ayres was born on January 1, 1980.
- What is Fraser Ayres's zodiac sign?
- Fraser Ayres is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1980.
- What is Fraser Ayres's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Fraser Ayres was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
- Where is Fraser Ayres from?
- Fraser Ayres is from United Kingdom.
- What does Fraser Ayres do?
- Fraser Ayres is a actor.
- Is Fraser Ayres still alive?
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