Ricky Champ

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Ricky Champ
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 45)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Known for EastEnders
Him & Her
Spouse
Samantha Gilbert
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(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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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Driving Lessons Tough Looking Man
2007Hotel Very WelcomeJosh
2013 The World's End Big Ugly Bastard
TitusNot Malick
2015 Mortdecai Sergei
A Royal Night Out Tough Soldier
2016AmStarDamBranislav
2017 Lost in London Cab Driver
2025 A Working Man Nestor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Family Affairs Geoff Hardcastle2 episodes
2006 The Bill Barney FordEpisode: "The Wrong Man"
2009 EastEnders Photographer
Doc Martin ParamedicEpisode: "Better the Devil"
2010 Rev. ScaffolderEpisode #1.1
Law & Order: UK Rob DentonEpisode: "Broken"
2010–2013 Him & Her Paul23 episodes
2012 The Royal Bodyguard LockEpisode: "The Royal Art of Blackmail"
Casualty Mark BurtonEpisode: "Appropriate Force"
Dead Boss Frank6 episodes
2013–2014 Youngers Clint9 episodes
2015 Crims Creg6 episodes
Jekyll and Hyde One Eye2 episodes
Peter and Wendy Bill Dukes/ MalikTelevision film
2016 Plebs HectorEpisode: "The Crimewave"
Game of Thrones GatinsEpisodes: "The Broken Man" and "No One"
2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Various3 episodes
Harlots HayEpisode #1.3
Stan Lee's Lucky Man Bill MartinEpisode: "The Fallen Angel"
Absentia Charles Avallone3 episodes
2018 Grandpa's Great Escape Gravedigger ButchTelevision film
2018–2022, 2025EastEnders Stuart Highway Main role
2024 Suspect CarterEpisode: "Alistair"
The Decameron Mangy Bandit2 episodes
Piglets Daz6 episodes

Awards and nominations

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

References

  1. ↑ "Ricky Champ interview". British comedy Guide. 23 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, Stuart (23 January 2015). "'All British sitcoms are about being trapped': on the set of Crims, BBC3's new prison comedy". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Champ, Ricky [@RickyChamp1] (25 April 2016). "#plebs xxx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Ricky Champ joins the cast; plus, Game of Thrones Emmy submissions!". Watchers On The Wall. 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Seddon, Dan (14 April 2023). "Game of Thrones star joins cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (16 October 2018). "Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations". Digital Spy . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Gonzalez, Elliot (3 November 2018). "I Talk Telly Awards Nominations 2018". I Talk Telly.
  8. ↑ "Ant and Dec up against Holly at NTAs". BBC News. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "TVCA Long List 2019". TV Choice . Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners in full". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Harp, Justin (30 September 2019). "Inside Soap Awards 2019 full shortlist revealed – which stars are up for prizes?". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards reveals full longlist for 2020's ceremony". Digital Spy . 14 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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