Cristian David Solimeno (born 27 April 1975) is a British actor, writer and director. He is best known for his role as Jason Turner, Earls Park F.C. captain on the ITV drama series, Footballers' Wives (2002-2003).
Cristian Solimeno | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cristian David Solimeno 27 April 1975 |
| Occupations | Actor, writer and director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Early life
editCareer
editHe has played DC Dick Hall in the fifth and final series of Wycliffe in 1998.
In 2002, he began portraying the role of Jason Turner, Captain of Earls Park F.C. on ITV drama series, Footballers' Wives.[1] He played the philandering husband of Tanya Turner (Zöe Lucker) for the first two seasons.[2] In 2022, journalist Michael Hogan described the couple in The Guardian as: "the most compelling couple by far were villainous team captain Jason Turner (Christian Solimeno) and his wife, Tanya, AKA Lady Macbeth in a mock-Tudor mansion."[3] Some of his character's best-known storylines also included his extramarital affair with Jackie Pascoe (Gillian Taylforth), with their highly publicised liaison on a snooker table and the revelation that their love child was a hermaphrodite.[3][4]
He has also had a number of guest roles in other British television series, and appeared in the 2000 film Dead Babies, 2005 Happy New Year special of The Vicar of Dibley and the 2006 series Strictly Confidential. He was The Guardian in Highlander: The Source. He starred alongside Philip Glenister, John Simm and Ashley Walters is the 2008 film Tu£sday. In the same year he appeared in Perfect Hideout.[5] In 2011, Solimeno wrote and directed a feature film called The Glass Man starring Andy Nyman and James Cosmo.[6] In 2013, he played Jonathan in The Bible TV Mini-Series. In 2013 and 2014, he played Ray McCormick in Hollyoaks, until his character was allegedly killed by Grace Black (Tamara Wall). In 2018 he can be seen as the troubled lead Dexter in British psychological thriller Welcome to Curiosity.
References
edit- ↑ Jackson, Alan (4 January 2003). Full of beans The Times. Retrieved on 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Lee, Veronica (15 December 2002). She shoots, she scores The Observer. Retrieved on 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 Hogan, Michael (7 January 2022). A seminal slice of TV trash: it’s Footballers’ Wives at 20! The Guardian. Retrieved on 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Deans, Jason (8 August 2002). Footballers' Wives producer defends storyline The Guardian. Retrieved on 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Perfect Hideout". Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- ↑ Amilia, Totten. "Cristian Solimeno's "The Glass Man" Arrives On Digital; Tackles Toxic Masculinity & Mental Crisis Head On". Top 10 Films. Retrieved 24 November 2023.