15 May, 2023
Ormiston Rivers Academy student Lenny Rush has wowed the nation and won a Best Male Comedy Performance BAFTA for his role in the BBC’s Am I Being Unreasonable?.
Click here to view a clip of Lenny receiving his award, along with a short speech.
Lenny’s star has been on the rise in recent years, having secured multiple theatre and TV roles, including stints on the BBC’s series Apple Tree House and The Dumping Ground.
This isn’t Lenny’s first award win – he received a breakthrough award at the 2023 National Comedy Awards, as well as winning two awards at the 2023 Royal Television Society Programme Awards – the Breakthrough Award, and Best Comedy Performance (male).
Lenny has also worked at the Old Vic theatre in London for several years, where he is an access ambassador for people with disabilities.
He is a student at Ormiston Rivers Academy and has become a real inspiration for his fellow students. He also won the trust’s Make Yourself Heard competition and got to perform his speech when he co-hosted the OAT Annual Conference in 2021.
Lenny was over the moon to win the award, telling the crowd, “I just want to say I’m so happy, I can’t believe I won amongst so many other great nominees.” After the ceremony, he told reporters, “Daisy [May Cooper]’s the best… the whole crew are amazing, they’re like one big family.”
Joanne Williams, principal said, “We are absolutely delighted to see Lenny’s talents being recognised by BAFTA, which is extremely well-deserved. It has been a pleasure to watch Lenny’s career flourish and I know there are many more amazing opportunities and achievements ahead of him. He is an incredible inspiration for all of us here, and we are so pleased to be able to cheer him on.”
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Tags: BAFTA winner 2023, Best Male Comedy, Lenny Rush, Ormiston Rivers Academy
