Tim Vincent
Tim Vincent (Born
4 November 1972,
Overton-on-Dee,
Wales) is a Welsh actor and television presenter.
Vincent first took to acting at
Theatr Clwyd, in nearby Mold. His first television role was playing
alcoholic teenager Billy Ryan, in the ITV drama series
Children's Ward.
Vincent is most famous for being a presenter on the popular children's programme
Blue Peter, which he joined on
16 December 1993. During his time on the show, he completed the
New York Marathon, travelled to
South Africa, and flew a
fighter jet. He left
Blue Peter on
24 January 1997, having already featured in two series of the drama
Dangerfield and begun presenting
The Clothes Show.
Since leaving
Blue Peter and
Dangerfield, Vincent has presented
Short Change, and later presented
Fully Booked. More recently, he has played a vet in the soap opera
Emmerdale, and appeared in the film
Sorted (alongside
Tim Curry and
Jason Donovan). He also presented the first series of the reality television series,
I'm Famous And Frightened! as well as the popular
Sky One series
There's Something About Miriam.
He is currently a reporter (as of
2005) on
Access Hollywood. In
2006, he hosted the pilots for
GSN's revival of the game show
Chain Reaction, but he will not be hosting the series itself.
