Jim Millea (born 25 November 1958) is an English actor who played
small businessman and publican Neville Ashworth in the Channel 4 soap
opera Hollyoaks.Millea trained at the Rose Burford College of Speech
and Drama, and developed his acting skills in theatre by appearing in
several National Theatre Productions, including Six Characters in
Search of an Author, Hey Luigi, Fathers and Sons and Ting Tang Mine.
Other stage work includes a year with the Royal National Theatre, Levi
in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Luigi in Can't Pay
Won't Pay and Father O'Neil in The Spanish Play.He first came to
public attention in 1989 as Pete Whiteley in Emmerdale, a married man
who embarked upon an affair with teenager Rachel Hughes. Pete Whiteley
was killed off in a hit-and-run car accident and his embittered wife
Lynn set about confronting Rachel. A recurring role in the ITV
children's drama Children's Ward in 1993 saw Millea play a parent who
removes his son from the ward on learning that another patient is HIV
positive. Millea has also appeared as minor characters in various
television dramas and soaps including a one off special episode of
EastEnders "The return of Nick Cotton" in 2000; Crimewatch; Coronation
Street, Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost. In 2005, Millea was cast as
the father of the new Ashworth family in Hollyoaks, once remarking
that he envied the life of his on-screen son, Rhys. He left the show
in 2010. He has also played Carl Armstrong and Jeff Rayner in
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