Despite his large physical presence, Wes is often referred to as a gentle giant. He prefers to play with the ball at his feet and he doesn’t use his power to intimidate the opposition, which is often to his manager’s annoyance. He lacks confidence in his own ability so when others criticize him, he feels they are justified in their criticism. Wes see's his time in the top flight as a great opportunity but he doesn’t believe he deserves to be there. He is a down to earth guy who likes to spend time his spare time with friends so he finds it difficult to adapt to his newly found Premiership status and the fame that goes hand in hand with it.

Wes was offered several trials as a youngster but no club showed a great deal of interest in him, they felt he lacked technical ability. He had all but given up hope of becoming a professional footballer and he was working as a fork lift driver, when he signed for non league outfit Cambridge City. Wes excelled at Cambridge and his performances attracted the attention of several league clubs. Despite his lack of technical ability, Wes had the pace, the power and the eye for a goal required to play league football. Second Division side, Leyton Orient took a chance on him and he didn’t let them down. Wes wasn’t phased by the step up and he even finished his first season as the clubs leading goal scorer, by this point, several Premiership clubs were known to be keen on the centre forward. A summer of transfer negotiations began but he maintained that he was happy at Leyton Orient. He started the 1999/00 with the London club but after a poor start to the season, he decided it was time to move on. This alerted a handful of Premiership managers who were interested in signing the player but some of them were put off by the £1.5m price tag.

Despite the price tag, several clubs had bids accepted for Wes and he was in the process of deciding which offer he would accept. Harchester United already had three good strikers in Luis Amor Rodriguez, Sean Hocknell and Scott Lucas so Wes would of had an uphill struggle to earn a place in the side. Wes arrived in Harchester for talks on the same day that a private plane crashed on its way back from Amsterdam which was carrying several Harchester players, including Sean Hocknell and Leon Richards. Wes saw the spirit of the remaining players and now that the club needed a striker to replace Sean, he decided Harchester was the club for him. He got off to a tricky start, it was a big step up for him and their was a lot of pressure on him to deliver. Off the field, he was a very shy man and he didn’t mix well with his team mates, this didn’t help his situation. After the plane crash, Harchester’s form dipped and Wes took a lot of criticism from the press, and team mates, most notably, his strike partner - Scott Lucas. The criticism didn’t get a reaction out of him, all it did was dent his confidence. He soon became good friends with Billy O'Neill, who he later moved in with. Through Billy, he met Kelly James. Everything was looking up for Wes but when Luis picked up an injury, Gordon Gallagher took over the side. He wasn’t happy with Wes's approach to the game and he demanded more aggression, after several arguments and after Gordon disrespected Kelly, Wes lost his cool and decked him during a training session. Wes thought this would probably spell the end of his time in Harchester but the incident soon blew over, it actually increased his popularity within the dressing room. He was injured for the away leg against Mallorca in the UEFA Cup so he stayed at home. His girlfriend Kelly travelled to Mallorca with the team. While there, she met up with her old boyfriend, Karl Fletcher, who was now playing for Mallorca. After a few drinks, things got out of hand between the pair and Kelly regretted what she had done. Both promised to stay quiet about the incident but others including Scott Lucas had found out. Fletch re-signed for Harchester and his arrival seemed to spell the end for Wes. Kelly was worried about this because she didn’t want him to find out about what happened between her and Fletch in Mallorca. After a heavy defeat away to United, the players were at each others throats on the coach journey home. Fletch and Wes had a big argument so Fletch revealed the truth about what happened in Mallorca, Wes lost his lost it with Fletch and a fight broke out. After he heard the news, Wes finished with Kelly and she was heartbroken as a result. Wes was disciplined by the club but because they were short on strikers and because they happened to be fighting a relegation battle, Wes retained his place in the side and he helped Harchester avoid relegation on the final day of the season against Spurs.

At the start of the 2000/01 season Harchester found themselves short of cash, and when Millwall FC demanded compensation for Campbell Hooper's progression through their youth team the only way Harchester could afford to cough up was to sell a player, Ray decided that Wes Kingsley would be the player to go, and so he was sold to Birmingham City.

Statistics

First Appearance: Episode 3.05
Final Appearance: Episode 4.03

Season 3 Character Popularity: 3.02% (9th)

Filmography

The Hard Corps (2006) .... Wayne Barclay
Second in Command (2006) .... GSgt. Earl "Gunny" Darnell
Doom (2005) (as Raz Adoti) .... Duke
The Still Life (2005) .... Rodney
Haven (2004) .... Richie Rich
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) (as Raz Adoti) .... Peyton Wells
Rescue Me - Episode #1.2 (2002) TV Episode .... Scott
Black Hawk Down (2001) .... Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim
Men Only (2001) (TV) .... Dwight
Attachments (2000) TV Series .... Olly (series 1, 2000)
Gangster No. 1 (2000) .... Roland
The Bill - Confessions of a Zoo Keeper (1999) TV Episode .... Dion Barrie
The Vanishing Man (1998) TV Series .... Jacob
Amistad (1997) .... Yamba
Holding On (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Chris
Remember Me? (1997) .... Chas
Simisola (1996) (TV) .... Patrick Akande
Soldier Soldier (1995) TV Episode .... Cpl. William Markham
Press Gang - Killer on the Line (1991) TV Episode .... Policeman
The Hard Corps: Call to Action (2006) (V) .... Wayne Barclay
Game Babes (2004) (V) .... Himself
Game Over: 'Resident Evil' Reanimated (2004) (V) .... Himself
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2003) (V) .... Himself

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