Boardman played Murray Priestman in
Drop Dead Gorgeous as well as the drug dealer
Jez Quigley in
Coronation Street. He appears as
Timon the Jew in the television series
Rome. He also made an appearance in the fifth episode of the 2011 BBC crime-drama series
Death in Paradise. In 2013 he starred in the ITV1 comedy drama series
Great Night Out as Hodge. In 2014 he played the recurring character of
Amerigo Vespucci in ''
Da Vinci's Demons''. In 2006, Lee starred in the film
Fated. He was also the narrator of popular
Sky 1 police documentary
Road Wars and its spin off
Street Wars. ==Personal life==