Tony Clay

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Tony Clay
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Born
Tony David Clay

(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 30)
Bexley, Kent, England
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionEastEnders

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
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
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
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (with Max Bowden) Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "EastEnders actor Tony Clay's stunning girlfriend and life away from being Callum Highway". MyLondon. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Who is Tony Clay? Inside 'Ballum' actor's life away from BBC EastEnders". OK!. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Tony Clay". Waring and McKenna. United Kingdom. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ Haynes, Tom (24 June 2021). "Tony Clay's life away from EastEnders with stunning girlfriend". MyLondon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 March 2018). "EastEnders casts Him & Her star Ricky Champ as Halfway's brother Stuart". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. ^ "EastEnders stars reveal they filmed in a bubble for Ballum wedding scenes". Digital Spy. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "EastEnders' Max Bowden shares post celebrating 'magical' Ballum wedding and fans 'bawl their eyes out'". MyLondon. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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