Nicholas Bailey

Nicholas Bailey
Born (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971
Birmingham, England
EducationOld Swinford Hospital School
The Blue Coat School, Edgbaston
Cherry Orchard, Birmingham
OccupationActor
Known forPortraying Anthony Trueman in EastEnders
Notable workEastEnders

Nicholas Richard Bailey (born 5 July 1971 in Birmingham) is a British actor, best known for his role as Anthony Trueman in the soap opera EastEnders.[1] He also participated in the 2006 series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar.[2] He attended Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge; The Blue Coat School, Edgbaston, Birmingham; and Cherry Orchard, Birmingham.

Bailey has also performed in numerous theatre productions, with roles including Macduff in Macbeth at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester, in October 2014; Robert Mugabe's security officer Gabriel in Breakfast with Mugabe; and The Duke of Burgundy in Richard Eyre's production of King Lear at the National Theatre in London.[1] In 2012, Bailey joined the cast of BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers as Carl.[3]

TV and film roles

  • House of Anubis – Police Officer (2011)
  • Doctors – Paramedic / Tim Porter / Steve Tennant / Mr. Fuke / Stuart Houghton (8 episodes, 2001–2014)
  • Beautiful People – First Policeman (1 episode, 2008)
  • Manchester Passion (2006) (TV) – Peter
  • EastEndersDr. Anthony Trueman (230 episodes, 2000–2005, 2014, 2025–2026)
  • Holby City – Neil Morton (1 episode, 2004)
  • Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV) – Dr. Anthony Trueman
  • Sex 'n' Death – (1999) (TV) – Tony, the Great Fandango
  • Casualty – Felix (2 episodes, 1998–1999)
  • Heartburn Hotel – Prince Ekoku (2 episodes, 1998)
  • Performance – Burgundy (1 episode, 1998)
  • Coronation Street – Lee Middleton (5 episodes, 1996–1997)
  • Accused – Jack Vincent (7 episodes, 1996)
  • I.D. (1995) – Mickey
  • The Bill – Joseph Tucker (1 episode, 1994)
  • London's Burning – Martin (1 episode, 1994)
  • Jolly a Man for All Seasons (1994) (TV) (as Nick Bailey) – Classic FM DJ

Other TV appearances

  • Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero (2008) (TV) – Himself
  • No. 1 Soap Fan (2007) (TV) – Himself
  • Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 21st Century (2007) (TV) – Himself
  • Another Audience with Shirley Bassey (2006) (TV) – Himself / Audience Member
  • Soapstar Superstar – Himself / Audience Member / other (9 episodes, 2006)
  • This Morning – Himself (3 episodes, 2006)
  • Byker Grove – Himself (1 episode, 2005)
  • The Importance of Being Famous (2003) (TV) – Himself
  • Loose Women – Himself (1 episode, 2003)
  • Liquid News – Himself (2 episodes, 2001–03)
  • It's Only TV...but I Like It – Himself (1 episode, 2002)
  • Sport Relief – (2002) (TV) – Himself
  • 2002 Top of the Pops Awards (2002) (TV) – Himself / Presenter
  • EastEnders Revealed – Himself (1 episode, 2002)

References

  1. ^ a b Thwaite, Emily (2008) "Breakfast with Mugabe", The Gazette, 20 February 2008, retrieved 2011-07-31
  2. ^ "Corrie star wins soap song show". BBC News. 15 January 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Actor – Nicholas Bailey". BBC Radio 4. BBC. April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.