![]() The Londoner guest starred in the BBC series The Interceptor and a year later starred in the film A Hundred Streets released in an ensemble cast that featured Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton, and Franz Drameh among others. The beginning of 2015, saw Ashley take another career leap forward. His next film was the critically acclaimed My Brother the Devil which, picked up awards at both the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival.Īshley would also go on to appear in the hit Channel 4 show Top Boy in 2013, playing the character of Jermaine Newton. Things only got better from there for the young actor. Busdriver is the stage name of Regan Farquhar, a rapper and producer from Los Angeles. that same year.Įarly in 2011, he secured the lead role in The Man Inside, opposite Peter Mullen, David Harewood, and Michelle Ryan, before going on to play the role of Mental Mikey in Cockneys vs Zombies.Īshley's first television role came in the winter of 2011, in the Emmy award-winning Channel 4 series Black Mirror in an episode titled "Fifteen Million Merits". He then went on to feature in Noel Clarke's 4.3.2.1. Regan John Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is a rappingrapper and hip hop productionproducer. However, a career in acting didn't take off immediately.Īshley landed his first film role in 2010 in the British action movie, Shank. Every time I watch a live performance of those songs these days (since he’s become RAP Ferreira) he always says that he doesn’t mess with Busdriver anymore. Other former famous students include Adele, Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, and Tom Holland. Busdriver has 10 Studio Albums, 3 Mixtapes, 3 Compilation Albums, 2 Live Albums, and 1 EP. I know that they used to be good friends, with Busdriver having several great features on Rory’s Milo albums. ![]() ![]() Speaking of his time at the BRIT School for Performing Arts as a theatre student, Ashley explained: "My family didn't have much, so I went to a free drama school." But it was there that the young actor would hone his craft. I know that they used to be good friends, with Busdriver having several great features on Rory’s Milo albums. He was encouraged by his mum to start acting classes at the age of eight and quickly added rapping as another talent. In a 2021 interview for the promotion of Amazon Prime's Them: Covenant where he played Henry Emory, Ashley spoke on the humble beginnings of his acting career. Los Angeles based underground MC noted for his penchant for unorthodox beats and his virtuosic, syllable packed delivery. When Ashley was 11, his family moved to Kensal Rise, North West London and he attended Cardinal Hinsley High School. He attended St Mary's of the Angels RC Primary School and grew up in Brunel Estate, around Westbourne Park. Ashley was born in Hammersmith and was the firstborn child of his Jamaican mum and Dominican dad.
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