Eddie Eyre

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Eddie Eyre
Born
Edward Wilson [1]

(1988-07-24) 24 July 1988 (age 37) [2]
Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActor
Known for Game of Thrones
EastEnders

Eddie Eyre (born Edward Wilson, 24 July 1988) is a British actor who is known for his role as Josh Hemmings in the BBC soap opera EastEnders .

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Education

Eyre was educated at Abingdon School from 1999 to 2006. [1] He was trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Eyre's stage career began at The Old Vic, where he took part in the 24 Hour Plays, [3] an event hosted by Kevin Spacey that has included actors such as Lily Cole, Catherine Tate, Douglas Booth and Kaya Scodelario. [4] Eyre's other stage performances include Yakov in Headlong's production of The Seagull , Henry Crawford in the Mansfield Park stage adaptation by Tim Luscombe, produced by the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, [5] and the lead role of Detective Sergeant Trotter in the West End production of the world's longest running play The Mousetrap . [6]

Eyre played Gerold Hightower in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones . [7] He joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Josh Hemmings, a love interest for Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), in March 2017 and departed the following February. [8] [9] In May 2022, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Steve Hedges. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Black CabTrevor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Game of Thrones Gerold HightowerEpisode: "Oathbreaker"
2017–2018 EastEnders Photocopier Guy1 episode
Josh Hemmings 53 episodes
2019The AthenaCasper ConwayEpisode: "The List"
Ransom Rob CooperEpisode: "Justice"
2020 Cursed MoskEpisode: "Nimue"
Bard from the BarnUnknownEpisode: "Marcius & Aufidius"
2022 Doctors Steve HedgesEpisode: "An Unexpected Surprise"
The Walk-In Far Right Spokesperson1 episode
2023 Father Brown Joe BloomEpisode: "The Hidden Man"
Casualty Sam WhitefellEpisode: "One Hundred Years"
2024 House of the Dragon Ser Axell Bulwer 5 episodes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Theatrical OAs". Abingdon School. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Jones, Allison (6–12 May 2017). "Superman or super sneak?". Inside Soap . 2017 (18): 42–43. 'Being at EastEnders is fantastic,' beams the 28-year-old.
  3. ↑ "Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Plays Programme 2012" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Saner, Emine (26 November 2013). "One day to make a play: The Old Vic challenge". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ Stebbing, Eve (24 September 2012). "Mansfield Park, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - Review". The Daily Telegraph .
  6. ↑ "Agatha Christie's the Mousetrap announces new West End cast". 17 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Robert Aramayo joins the cast of Game of Thrones". Watchers On The Wall. 30 September 2015.
  8. ↑ O'Connor, Rory (21 March 2017). "EastEnders spoiler Can Whitney Carter STOP Lauren Branning from cheating with Josh?". Daily Express . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (9 February 2018). "EastEnders star Eddie Eyre bows out as he finishes filming his role as Josh Hemmings". Digital Spy . Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO does Princess Buchanan target?". What to Watch . (Future plc). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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