[Early life and career]Before getting a degree in drama, Ames was involved in plays at college.He appeared in the play The Temperamentals as Rudi Geinrich at Greenwich Theatre.So So Gay called his performance in the play "touching".In 2013, he joined the cast of Holby City as Dominic Copeland for guest role but the producers of "Holby City decided to reintroduce the character on a permanent basis in 2014. Dominic Copeland was not the first Holby City character he auditioned for.Ames appeared in