Bally Gill (born 28 July 1992) is a British actor. [1] He won the 2018 Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Romeo in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Romeo and Juliet . [2] [3] Best known for his role as Neel Fisher in BBC drama Sherwood , [4] he has also appeared as Agent Singh in Slow Horses , [5] [6] in the ITV crime series Manhunt , [7] as well as the BBC medical comedy-drama This Is Going to Hurt . [8] [9] He makes his film debut in the adaptation of the Alan Bennett play Allelujah in the role of Dr Valentine. [10]
Bally Gill was born in Coventry, West Midlands and graduated from Rose Bruford College in 2015. [11]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Role | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Ian Charleson Award | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | First Prize | [2] [3] |
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