Jody Lee Latham (born 9 January 1983)[1] is an English actor, known for portraying the roles of Lip Gallagher in the British Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless, Calum McKenzie in the ITV drama series The Fixer, Rob Grayson in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, Liam Clarke in Coronation Street and Hollyoaks as Shane.

[2] Growing up, Latham attended Burnley Youth Theatre, where he was noticed at age 12, which resulted in his acting career taking off.

Latham has appeared in five BAFTA winning dramas: Clocking Off, The Cops, The Street, Shameless and EastEnders.

Latham played a leading role in the BBC drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle, which was shown in March 2005.

[5] In 2011, Latham joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing Rob Grayson, a pimp in a controversial sex exploitation storyline.

[6] In 2013, Latham appeared in the popular BBC school-based drama series, Waterloo Road as Steve-O Malone.