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Joshua Ryan Bolt (born 2 May 1994) is an English actor best known for his roles as Raff Greenwood in Last Tango in Halifax and Rob Dawson in Benidorm. Other credits include the titular character in (2011), Dunbar in 's miniseries Catch-22 (2019) and Lt. Pappy Lewis in ' Masters of the Air (2024).


Early life
Joshua Ryan Bolt was born in , on 2 May 1994. He grew up in Halewood and attended Halewood College before dropping out of school six months into his to pursue acting full-time.


Career
Bolt began acting at the age of 11 and was cast in his first theatre production, Much Ado About Nothing at Liverpool Playhouse, after one of his teachers encouraged him to attend an open audition. He joined YULA Drama School not long after, which led to his casting as Robbie Wallace in the 2009 film The Be All and End All, which, in turn, attracted the attention of a casting director and landed him the role of in . Bolt was cast in the lead role of ITV1's in summer 2011. He then joined the second series of Accused.

In 2012, Bolt joined the nascent cast of Last Tango in Halifax, where he played Raphael "Raff" Greenwood. The first series won best drama at the 2013 BAFTA Television Awards and filming for the second series began in June 2013. Bolt later reprised his role for the third (2014), fourth (2016) and fifth (2020) series. Bolt's early guest appearances include as Adam on Lewis and a short arc as Frasier Kane in the ninth series of Shameless. He played Brian Harris in the drama The Crash and Daniel in the third series of Scott & Bailey. In 2013, he appeared in The Heart of Nowhere, a film directed by to coincide with Noah and the Whale's final album.

Bolt joined the cast of Benidorm series eight in 2015 as Rob Dawson. In December 2015, he appeared as soldier Thomas Macquillanin ITV1's Harry Price Ghost Hunter. In 2016, he guest starred in the second series of Grantchester and as Reburrus in Barbarians Rising. In November, he filmed a two-part Christmas special of Last Tango in Halifax. In 2018, Bolt reprised the role of Rob Dawson in the tenth series of Benidorm. The following year, he played Donal in the film A Good Woman Is Hard to Find and Dunbar in the Catch-22 miniseries of the same name. Around this time, he was also featured in the Luka State's music video for "Kick in The Teeth." In 2025, he appeared in 's music video "Closer."

In addition to acting onscreen, Bolt has also held several roles in audio dramas. In 2016, he voiced Kalan, a companion of the , in the third series of the audio drama . This was followed by "Dethras" (2017), wherein he played a companion of the , and two episodes of The Diary of River Song (2017) as River's cyborg companion Spod. He also voiced Antonio in 's The Story of a New Name adapted for BBC Radio 4 by Timberlake Wertenbaker.


Personal life
In 2021, following mental health struggles during the COVID-19 lockdown, Bolt organised a hike up to raise money for three charities: Whitechapel Centre in Liverpool, Young Person's Advisory Service, and the Scottish Association for Mental Health. He recruited 95 other people, settling on a group of 96 to honour the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.


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