Bally Gill

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Bally Gill (born 28 July 1992) is a British actor. [1] He won the 2018 Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Romeo in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Romeo and Juliet . [2] [3] Best known for his role as Neel Fisher in BBC drama Sherwood , [4] he has also appeared as Agent Singh in Slow Horses , [5] [6] in the ITV crime series Manhunt , [7] the BBC medical comedy-drama This Is Going to Hurt [8] [9] as well as AMC's Interview with the Vampire He made his film debut in the adaptation of the Alan Bennett play Allelujah in the role of Dr Valentine. [10]

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Early life

Bally Gill was born in Coventry, West Midlands, and graduated from Rose Bruford College in 2015. [11]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkRoleResultRef
2018 Ian Charleson Award Romeo and Juliet Romeo First Prize [2] [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Bally Gill wins 2018 Ian Charleson award". West End Theatre. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Bally Gill Wins Ian Charleson Award". Rose Bruford College. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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  11. "Bally Gill - Jonathan Arun Group". jag-london.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.