Edward Olive


Edward Olive is a film and television actor. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and worked as a commercial litigation solicitor in London and Paris until pursuing his interests working as a professional screen actor in the UK, France and from 2002 based out of Madrid, Spain. He studied drama in London at the City Literary Institute, Morley College and The Actor's Centre, as well as taking courses in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He also studied in Paris at Studio 34 and Coté Cour. He has appeared in English, French and Spanish speaking roles.

Filmography

Full-length films

Edward Olive has appeared in numerous television commercials including spots for McDonald's, CNBC, Ya.com, LG Air Conditioning, Telefónica, Vodafone, Iberia, Hyundai automobiles, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, Bonduelle, Dia, Telepizza, Spanish Direccion General de Trafico DGT, Spanish Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Spanish Ministerio de Hacienda, La ONCE, Schweppes, IBM Lotus Notes, Hipercor, El Corte Inglés, IKEA, Belson televisions, Sony PlayStation, Eurocopa, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Ibercaja, Seguros de Santalucia, UEM Universidad Europea de Madrid as well as being the face of a billboard campaign for Visa and BMW and voiceover actor in commercials for Accenture and Metro de Madrid.

Fine art photographer

Olive is also a fine art, commercial and wedding & portrait photographer.

Photography awards