Charlie David Wernham (born 3 October 1994) is a British actor and comedian from Billericay, England. After auditioning for the second series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent, he went on to play Robbie Roscoe in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks between 2013 and 2016, and again from 2024. He also played Mitchell Harper in Bad Education between 2012 and 2014, and again from 2022 to 2024, as well as Aaron Monroe in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2021 to 2022. He has also appeared in The Inbetweeners, School of Comedy, and Some Girls.
Early life
Charlie David Wernham was born on 3 October 1994 in
Billericay.
He started his stand-up comedy act at the age of eight, winning his first talent show at eight. He went on to win three more contests. His father, Dave, helped him write his jokes and structure the routine. Wernham's favourite comedians are Ed Byrne,
Peter Kay and Lee Evans.
Career
Britain's Got Talent
In 2008, Wernham auditioned for the second series of the ITV talent show
Britain's Got Talent in London, where he performed a variety of jokes. Judge
Piers Morgan commented that the jokes were terrible but delivered a confident performance.
Simon Cowell said that "We've had some rotten comedians on this show, but you're the only one who's made me laugh and told jokes that I could understand".
Amanda Holden commented that Wernham has "made her moan". Wernham received three 'yes' votes from the judges and was put through to the next round. He made it through to the live semi-finals.
In the semi-final on 29 May 2008, he performed a stand-up comedy routine. The performance brought largely positive comments from the judges, though Morgan and Holden said that the jokes were "terrible" but that they still loved the act. Cowell compared him to a funny version of
Jim Davidson. He failed to make it through to the final.
Acting work
After
Britain's Got Talent, Wernham began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School at weekends.
He appeared on the E4 comedy
The Inbetweeners in the episode "Work Experience" playing Danny Moore, a pupil who beats up Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas).
He also starred in the E4 show
School of Comedy, playing several characters. The show began airing on 2 October 2009.
He appeared in the third series of
Harry & Paul on
BBC Two in late 2010.
He also played the main role Mitchell in the BBC 3 series
Bad Education, written by comedian and actor
Jack Whitehall, from 2012 to 2014 and also appeared in the 2015 spinoff film. Between 2013 and 2016 he regularly appeared as
Robbie Roscoe in
Hollyoaks, before returning to the soap in 2024.
In 2021, he became a series regular in
EastEnders as
Aaron Monroe, reuniting him with Gillian Taylforth, who played his mother on
Hollyoaks. He departed the following year. Wernham returned to
Bad Education for the 2022 reunion special and became co-lead of the show, alongside
Layton Williams, for the fourth and fifth series.
In 2024, Wernham reprised his role of Robbie Roscoe in
Hollyoaks.
Personal life
Wernham married Emma Collis in April 2022.
Filmography
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| 2008 | Britain's Got Talent | Himself | Contestant, second series |
| 2009 | The Inbetweeners | Danny Moore | Episode: "Work Experience" |
| 2009–2010 | School of Comedy | Various roles | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Ashes to Ashes | Barney Wright | 1 episode |
| Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul | Tyrone Benefit | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Some Girls | Rude Schoolboy | 1 episode |
2012–2014,
2022–2024 | Bad Education | Mitchell Harper | Main cast |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Mitchell Harper | Feature film |
2013–2016,
2024-2025 | Hollyoaks | Robbie Roscoe | Regular role |
| 2016–2017 | Mad World | Jason | Episodes: "Summer", "Rise" |
| 2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Bates | Miniseries |
| 2018 | Hooligan Escape: The Russian Job | Davie | TV movie |
| Urban Myths | Steve Jones | Episode: "The Sex Pistols vs Bill Grundy" |
| 2019 | Born Again Builders | Gary | Short film |
| 2020 | Break | Wallis | Feature film |
| 2021–2022 | EastEnders | Aaron Monroe | Regular role |
| 2022 | The Baby | Len | Episode: "The Arrival" |
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