Perry Fenwick

Perry Fenwick
Fenwick in 2010
Born	(1962-05-29) 29 May 1962 (age 63) Canning Town, East London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Known for	Role of Billy Mitchell in EastEnders
Television	Watching EastEnders
Spouse	Angela Lonsdale ​ ​ (m. 2005; sep.  2010)​
Children	3

Perry Fenwick (born 29 May 1962) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Billy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders , a role which he has played since 1998.

Career

Television

Fenwick's first regular television role was in the sitcom Watching . He has also appeared in Inspector Morse , The Brittas Empire , Minder , On the Up , The Thin Blue Line , London’s Burning, and Bergerac . In 1995, Fenwick played a role in the Crimewatch File episode "Sorry Sarah".

He has also appeared in the long-running ITV police drama series The Bill five times, playing a different minor character each time. He appeared in an early episode of Casualty as a minor character in 1986, and appeared in the show again 10 years later in another minor role. In 1998, Fenwick was cast in the role of Billy Mitchell in EastEnders .

Film

Fenwick's film credits include Party Party , Mona Lisa , Empire State , The Raggedy Rawney , I.D. , The Tichborne Claimant , Janice Beard 45 WPM , The Winslow Boy , G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time and ID2: Shadwell Army .

Personal life

Fenwick has one sister, Tracey, and two brothers, Faron and Lee. ^[1] He is also the second cousin of Georgina Hagen. Fenwick married former Coronation Street actress Angela Lonsdale, but in February 2010, it was announced that the couple were to separate. ^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1983	Party Party	Larry
1986	Mona Lisa	Pimp
1987	Empire State	Darren
1988	The Raggedy Rawney	Victor
1990	Crimestrike	Nitro
1995	I.D.	Eddie
1998	The Tichborne Claimant	John Holmes
1999	The Winslow Boy	Fred
	Janice Beard 45 WPM	Mr. Button
	G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time	Ant
2016	ID2: Shadwell Army	Eddie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2000	6th National Television Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	Nominated	[3]
2002	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Nominated	[4]
2002	8th National Television Awards	Most Popular Actor	Nominated	[5]
2003	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Nominated	[6]
2005	11th National Television Awards	Most Popular Actor	Nominated	[7]
2005	TVQuick & TVChoice Awards	Best Soap Actor	Nominated	[8]
2006	12th National Television Awards	Most Popular Actor	Nominated	[7]
2007	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Nominated	[9]
2013	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actor	Nominated	[10]
2013	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Nominated	[11]

References

1. Hellomagazine.com. "Perry Fenwick. Biography, news, photos and videos". hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
2. 'Enders Perry Fenwick in marriage split – EastEnders News – Showbiz. Digital Spy (2010-02-11). Retrieved on 2012-04-25.
3. "National Television Awards: The winners". BBC . 10 October 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
4. Welsh, James (16 May 2002). "British Soap Awards 2002: Nominations". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
5. "National TV awards: 2002 shortlist". BBC News . BBC. 15 October 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
6. "The British Soap Awards 2003". Celebrities Worldwide. 10 May 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
7. "National Television Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
8. "Welcome to the TVQuick & TVChoice Awards 2005!". TV Quick. H Bauer Publishing. Archived from the original on 26 May 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
9. "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
10. "Perry Fenwick - Nominated for Best Soap Actor - The TVChoice Awards 2013 - EastEnders - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
11. Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

External links

• Perry Fenwick at IMDb