Oliver trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Theatre credits include: Dance To The Bone (Sherman Theatre), Henry II (RBL Theatre Company) Sunny Afternoon (Sonia Friedman, Harold Pinter Theatre), School For Scandal and Romeo And Juliet (The Tabacco Factory), Ragnorok (The Hush House), Sons Without Fathers (Belgrade Theatre), The Jungle Book (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Antony And Cleopatra (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Treasure Island (Nuffield Theatre).

On-screen credits include: The Sixth Commandment and Casualty (BBC), Game Face (E4), People Just Do Nothing (BBC Three) and One Crazy Thing (Canary Wharf Films).

Music & Composing: Oliver is a highly skilled singer-songwriter who plays with his band Oliver Hoare & The Late Great. He has composed music for film including: Sink (Verve Pictures) Wrong Turn 5 (Warner Brothers), and TV miniseries Thanks For The Memories (Gate Television Productions). Oliver also wrote the music for Dance To The Bone (Sherman Theatre).