Stephen Billington

Stephen Billington (born 10 December 1969[1]) is an English actor, best known for playing Greg Kelly in Coronation Street (for which he won the 1999 British Soap Award for Villain of the Year).

Stephen Billington
Billington in 2008
Born (1969-12-10) 10 December 1969
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
OccupationActor, teacher
Years active1994–present

Career

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
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995BraveheartPhillip
2002Resident EvilMr. White
2002Callas ForeverBrendan
2003Dracula II: AscensionDracula II
2004The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the FinishTulse Luper
2005The Prophecy: UprisingIon
2005Dracula III: LegacyDracula II
2005A Life in SuitcasesTulse Luper
2007Northern CowboysDeano
2007Oh Happy DayDavid
2007ExitzTheo
2007The Un-GoneJulian SalingerShort
2010ExorcismusChristopher
2015Lake Placid vs. AnacondaBeach
2015AngelBlunt
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994Space PrecinctRoss1 episode
1995The BuccaneersLieutenant James1 episode
1995Out of the BlueP.C. Alex Holder6 episodes
1997The Man Who Made Husbands JealousLysander Hawkley3 episodes
1997Rules of EngagementGaryTV movie
1998Jonathan CreekNeville Bruce2 episodes
1998–1999Coronation StreetGreg Kelly118 episodes (Series regular)
1999Highlander: The RavenDerrick Markham1 episode
2001Queen of SwordsBernardo1 episode
2001Relic HunterPalmer1 episode
2002InquisitionThe healer / prisonerTV movie
2002Young ArthurLord VortigenTV movie
2006–2013DoctorsDutch / Colin Tierney3 episodes
2010CasualtyEdward Thurlow / Edward Furlow11 episodes
2013Invasion RoswellBurkisTV movie
2013–2014HollyoaksDanny Lomax96 episodes (Series regular)
2017Armchair DetectivesDI Knight20 episodes

Accolades
Awarding Body Award Nominee Result
British Soap Awards Villain of the year 1999 Coronation Street Stephen Billington portrayal of Greg Kelly Won[6]

References
  1. http://www.dellam.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?web=yes&foundnumber=02712634
  2. "Stephen Billington - Acting for Camera". isda-acting.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. Richard Wallace, Anyone for the Tennis Smasher? dated May 31, 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. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/hollyoaks/articles/all/an-interview-with-stephen-billington-danny
  6. British soap awards website http://www.britishsoapawards.tv/winners Retrieved 10 July 2013


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