Stephen Billington Explained

Stephen Billington
Birth Date:1964 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Occupation:Actor, teacher
Years Active:1994–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

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

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

Television

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

Notes and References

  1. 1376552955407695876. stephbillington. @NHSuk I’m 56 and have been invited for #NHSCovidVaccine but when I try to book using my details including my NHS… . 29 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Stephen Billington – Acting for Camera. isda-acting.com. 2 May 2013.
  3. Richard Wallace, Anyone for the Tennis Smasher? dated 31 May 1997, in The Mirror (London, England), accessed 6 April 2018
  4. News: The Crucible, Review. Alfred Hickling. The Guardian. 11 May 2011. 12 May 2011.
  5. Web site: Hollyoaks – All 4.
  6. News: Party like it's 1999 – Recalling the first British Soap Awards. What's on TV. 25 January 2020. 25 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125211255/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/british-soap-awards/party-like-its-1999-recalling-the-first-british-soap-awards-320379/. live.