Bruce Byron

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Bruce Byron
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Born
Bruce Michael Byron

(1959-03-13) 13 March 1959 (age 66)
Fulham, London, England
Years active1991–present
Spouse
(m. 1997)
Children2

Bruce Michael Byron (born 13 March 1959) is an English actor best known for his role as DC Terry Perkins in The Bill . He originally followed a career in music, before started acting at 20.

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Biography

Byron moved to Australia drilling for oil and gas in the Cooper Basin, then came back to England but could not get a place at drama school. Eventually, he was accepted for ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Films he has appeared in include The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc , From Hell and, most notably, The Mummy Returns where he played Red Willits. He also appeared in Heartbeat in 1998 and as Robbie Jackson's father Gary Bolton in EastEnders in 2001.

He married Dr Tanya Byron (presenter of BBC's Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways and daughter of director John Sichel) in Barnet, London, in 1997. He has two children with her: Lily (born 1995) and Jack (born 1998).

Byron made a series of guest appearances in The Bill, the last of which in 2003 as DC Terry Perkins from neighbouring station Barton Street, led to him joining the series full-time as the same character; he played Terry for seven years until the show ended in 2010.

He also played Phil Dans in Casualty on 10 March and 17 March 2012, series 26; episode 26 and episode 31.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Shadows in the CityFrankie
1994–2010 The Bill Various
1997 Pie in the Sky Terry LeesEpisode: "Return Match"
1997 Wycliffe Blackie TremainEpisode: "Close to Home"
1998 Still Crazy Snotty Reporter
1999 Mansfield Park Carriage Driver
Gregory's Two Girls Government Official (Telfor)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Joan's Father
1999 - 2000Daylight Robbery (TV series)Phil Murphy
2000 Last Resort Police Officer
2001 The Mummy Returns Red Willits
EastEnders Gary Bolton 3 episodes
From Hell Ann Crook's Father
Dalziel and Pascoe Ron HarveyEpisode: "Truth and Consequences"
2002 Club Le Monde Terry
Tomorrow La Scala! Thomas
Shackleton HarbourMiniseries
2003 In Deep Martin Needham2 Episodes
2003 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Eddy
Hitler: The Rise of Evil Mueller Miniseries
2012 Casualty Phil Dans2 episodes
2013 The Double Skinhead
2014 Holby City Ronnie DaleEpisode: "The Win"
2020 Doctors Bruce Brodie Episode: "Empathy" [1]

References

  1. Writer: Matthew Wakefield; Director: Jennie Paddon; Producer: Simon J Curtis (9 December 2020). "Empathy". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.