Martin Bobb-Semple

About

Martin Bobb-Semple (born 29 August 1997) is an English actor. After making his debut as a child actor in a West End theatre production of Oliver! in 2009, he appeared in various children’s television series including Dixi (2014), So Awkward (2016) and Free Rein (2018–2019). Bobb-Semple has since gone on to star in series including Pandora (2019), One of Us Is Lying (2021–2022) and All American: Homecoming (2022–2024).

Bobb-Semple was born on 29 August 1997 and grew up in North West London alongside an older brother. Aged seven, he expressed an interest in acting due to having an interest in storytelling; he also cited Disney Channel and Nickelodeon as an inspiration. His parents then enrolled him in a weekend stage school. He landed his first acting role when he was aged nine, after being cast in a West End theatre production of Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in Covent Garden. He was in the production until 2012.
Bobb-Semple’s first television role was in the CBBC series Dixi as Zane in 2014. He starred in 30 episodes of the series. Aged 15 at the time, Bobb-Semple stated that it was “surreal” to be starring in his first screen project and recalled his…