Tony Clay
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Born | Tony David Clay 8 August 1991 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Television | EastEnders |
Tony David Clay (born 8 August 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Callum "Halfway" Highway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2018.[1]
Early and personal life[]
Clay was born in Bexley, Kent on 8 August 1991 to Christopher and Suzanne Clay. He attended the Arts Educational Schools, London and graduated with a BA in acting in 2013.[2]
Clay has been in a relationship with Olivia Griffin since August 2016.[3]
Career[]
Clay's first role was in a short film called An Ordinary Life in 2012. In 2017, he played the role of Woody Gilbert in the show Stan Lee's Lucky Man.[1] He has also appeared in Foyle's War and several theatre productions.[4][1]
In January 2018, Clay joined the cast of EastEnders as Callum "Halfway" Highway and is introduced as a friend of the Carter family. During his initial stint on the show, the character is decipted as a "happy-go-lucky" character who wears shabby clothing and beanie hats. Originally contracted for two months, Clay reprised the role in April 2018 and since then the character's storylines have included a relationship with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty,[5] the introduction of the Halfway's brother Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ)[6] and the character coming out as gay and beginning a relationship with Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) which has been dubbed "Ballum" by the media.[7][8]
Filmography[]
Theatre[]
Title | Role |
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The Plough and the Stars | Sergeant Tinley |
Lines | Locke |
Albion | Jason |
Fifteen Minutes With You | |
The Wonderful World of Dissocia | Goat/Violinist |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander |
Earthquakes in London | Colin |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander |
Promise | Jay 2 |
All My Sons | Keller |
Ivanov | Lvov |
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me | Lysander |
The Machine Wreckers | Ned Lud |
Television and film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | An Ordinary Life | Kieran | Short film |
2014 | Second Coming | Cash-4-Gold Sign Man | |
2015 | Foyle's War | Rex Carter | Episode: "Elise" |
2017 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Woody Gilbert | Episode: "The Trojan Horse" |
2016 | Doctors | William King | Episode: "The Da Vinci Toad" |
2018–present | EastEnders | Callum "Halfway" Highway | Regular role |
2020 | EastEnders: Secrets from the Square | Himself | Episode: "Ben and Callum" |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2018 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated |
2020 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Partnership (with Max Bowden) | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ a b c Crick, Claire (24 January 2018). "EastEnders: Who is Tony Clay? 8 things you didn't know about Callum 'Halfway' Highway". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "EastEnders actor Tony Clay's stunning girlfriend and life away from being Callum Highway". MyLondon. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Who is Tony Clay? Inside 'Ballum' actor's life away from BBC EastEnders". OK!. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Tony Clay". Waring and McKenna. United Kingdom. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Haynes, Tom (24 June 2021). "Tony Clay's life away from EastEnders with stunning girlfriend". MyLondon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 March 2018). "EastEnders casts Him & Her star Ricky Champ as Halfway's brother Stuart". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "EastEnders stars reveal they filmed in a bubble for Ballum wedding scenes". Digital Spy. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "EastEnders' Max Bowden shares post celebrating 'magical' Ballum wedding and fans 'bawl their eyes out'". MyLondon. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- 21st-century English male actors
- Living people
- English male television actors
- English male soap opera actors