Ricky Champ

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Ricky Champ
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 43)
Southend-on-Sea, England
Occupation Actor
Years active2005–present
Known for EastEnders
Him & Her
Spouse
Samantha Gilbert
(m. 2016)
Children2

Ricky Champ (born 1 July 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Paul Parker in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her , [1] and Stuart Highway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders . Champ has also appeared in Crims , [2] Plebs , [3] and the sixth series of HBO series Game of Thrones where he played Gatins. [4] In 2023, he joined the West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Apollo theatre. [5]

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Selected filmography

YearTitleRole
2005 Family Affairs Geoff Hardcastle
2006 The Bill Barney Ford
2009 EastEnders Photographer
2009 Doc Martin Paramedic
2010–2013 Him & Her Paul
2012 Casualty Mark Burton
2013–2014 Youngers Clint
2013 The World's End Big Ugly Bastard
2014 Crims Creg
2015 Peter and Wendy Bill Dukes/ Malik
2016 Game of Thrones Gatins
2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Various
2017 Lost in London Cab driver
2018 Grandpa’s Great Escape Gravedigger Butch
2018–2022EastEnders Stuart Highway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad BoyShortlisted [6]
2018I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap NewcomerNominated [7]
2019 24th National Television Awards NewcomerNominated [8]
2019 TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActorNominated [9]
2019 The British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Nominated [10]
2019The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [10]
2019Inside Soap AwardsBest Bad BoyShortlisted [11]
2020Inside Soap AwardsFunniest PerformanceNominated [12]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (shared with Tanya Franks)Nominated [13]

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