James Bye (actor)
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| Born | James Bye 23 February 1984 Basingstoke, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Notable work | EastEnders (2014–) |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Bye (m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
James Edward Bye (born 23 February 1984) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Martin Fowler in Eastenders since 2014.[1]
Early life[]
Bye attended The Hurst Community College- a secondary school in Baughurst. He later went on to study at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke.
Career[]
Bye's first acting appearance was in The Bill as Tom Burrows in 2006.[2] He later went on to appear in Cemetery Junction in 2010 credited as "Tough Guy in Club". It was not until 2013 when Bye returned as a credited role in Hummingbird as "Football Supporter 2". Later in that same year, he starred in The Great Train Robbery as John Daley. The following year, he appeared in The Hooligan Factory as Pete the Killer.
In October 2014, it was announced that Bye would be taking over the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[3] Since his debut in the show, his storylines have included: a relationship with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner); believing that Stacey's son Arthur is his; having to cope with Stacey's bipolar disorder; suffering from a car crash with Arthur, and discovering that his character's friend Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) is in fact Arthur's father.
Personal life[]
Bye married Victoria Bye; the couple have three sons.[4]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Bill | Tom Burrows | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Cemetery Junction | "Tough Guy in Club" | |
| 2013 | Redemption | Football Supporter | |
| The Great Train Robbery | John Daly | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Pete the Killer | |
| 2014–present | EastEnders | Martin Fowler | Series regular, 600+ episodes (so far) |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | British Soap Awards | Best Actor | EastEnders | Longlisted |
| Best Storyline – Stacey's Postpartum Psychosis | Won (shared) | |||
| 2017 | Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Lacey Turner) | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "EastEnders recasts Arron dingle: James Bye to take over role". Digital Spy. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "James Bye - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 25 February 2016.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "EastEnders recasts Martin Fowler: James Bye to take over role". Digital Spy. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "EastEnders star remembers "emotional" first time he held his newborn son". Digital Spy. 2019-04-22.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Bye. |
- James Bye at IMDb
- "Everything you need to know about James Bye". 2016-03-17.
- 1984 births
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male soap opera actors
- Living people
- People from Basingstoke
- Male actors from Hampshire