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Stephen Billington

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Stephen Billington
Billington in 2008
Born (1964-12-10) 10 December 1964 (age 59)
Occupation(s)Actor, teacher
Years active1994–present

Stephen Billington (born 10 December 1964[1]) is an English actor who is best known for playing Greg Kelly in Coronation Street (for which he won the 1999 British Soap Award for Villain of the Year).

Career

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Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Billington trained at the Drama Centre London,[2] and was an unknown when chosen from hundreds who auditioned to play the lead part of Lysander Hawkley in The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997).[3] He has gone on to work with many leading film directors, including Peter Greenaway, Franco Zeffirelli, and Mel Gibson. He also now teaches at the London School of Dramatic Art, the Drama Centre London,[2] the Method Studio, London, and the City Literary Institute.

In 2011 he took to the stage to play John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the York Theatre Royal.[4] In 2013, he joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks playing Danny Lomax.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Braveheart Phillip
2002 Resident Evil Mr. White
2002 Callas Forever Brendan
2003 Dracula II: Ascension Dracula II
2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish Tulse Luper
2005 The Prophecy: Uprising Ion
2005 Dracula III: Legacy Dracula II
2005 A Life in Suitcases Tulse Luper
2007 Northern Cowboys Deano
2007 Oh Happy Day David
2007 Exitz Theo
2007 The Un-Gone Julian Salinger Short
2010 Exorcismus Christopher
2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Beach
2015 Angel Blunt

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Space Precinct Ross 1 episode
1995 The Buccaneers Lieutenant James 1 episode
1995 Out of the Blue P.C. Alex Holder 6 episodes
1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous Lysander Hawkley 3 episodes
1997 Rules of Engagement Gary Television film
1998 Jonathan Creek Neville Bruce 2 episodes
1998–1999 Coronation Street Greg Kelly Regular role
1999 Highlander: The Raven Derrick Markham 1 episode
2001 Queen of Swords Bernardo 1 episode
2001 Relic Hunter Palmer 1 episode
2002 Inquisition The healer / prisoner Television film
2002 Young Arthur Lord Vortigen Television film
2006–2013 Doctors Dutch / Colin Tierney 3 episodes
2010 Casualty Edward Thurlow / Edward Furlow 11 episodes
2013 Invasion Roswell Burkis Television film
2013–2014 Hollyoaks Danny Lomax Regular role
2017 Armchair Detectives DI Knight 20 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Coronation Street Won [6]

References

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  1. ^ @stephbillington (29 March 2021). "@NHSuk I'm 56 and have been invited for #NHSCovidVaccine but when I try to book using my details including my NHS…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Stephen Billington – Acting for Camera". isda-acting.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Richard Wallace, Anyone for the Tennis Smasher? dated 31 May 1997, in The Mirror (London, England), accessed 6 April 2018
  4. ^ Alfred Hickling (11 May 2011). "The Crucible, Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Hollyoaks – All 4".
  6. ^ "Party like it's 1999 – Recalling the first British Soap Awards". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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