At 16 years old, he took part in a part-time vocational course in Musical Theatre at Phil Winston's Theatreworks and is represented by Red Door Management.
After leaving the West End, Ashley had small roles in many British television shows including Waterloo Road, The Royal, Half Moon Investigations and he played Zak in I Could Never Be Your Woman, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Saoirse Ronan.
Along with Lloyd the cast also included Eliza Hope Bennett, Lil' Chris, Gareth Gates and Aaron Sidwell.
[2] Lloyd made his first leading role in a movie in the film Gingerclown 3D (2013), in which he played Sam Tulley alongside Tim Curry, Sean Young and Lance Henriksen.
After Touring Lloyd returned to South Korea in Leicester Curve's production of Legally Blonde which headlined the DIMF festival.