Paul Bradley (English actor)
Paul Bradley | |
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Bradley in 2018 | |
| Born | 28 May 1955 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | EastEnders Holby City |
Paul Bradley (born 28 May 1955) is an English actor best known as Nigel Bates in EastEnders (1992-1998, 2024-present) and Elliot Hope in Holby City (2005-2015, 2019, 2022).
Life and career
Bradley was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, one of six siblings (five brothers and one sister) born to Irish parents.[1] Bradley was educated at St Benedict's School and the University of Manchester before joining the Royal Exchange, Manchester repertory theatre company in the early 1980s.
In addition to the television series already mentioned, Bradley has had roles in The Young Ones, The Bill, Red Dwarf, Bottom, My Family and Alas Smith and Jones. He also had a minor role in the 2002 film The Pianist.
As a guitarist and vocalist, he co-leads the group The hKippers (the 'h' is silent)[2] with Stephen Warbeck, Academy Award-winning composer of Shakespeare in Love.[3]
In the summer of 2021, Bradley played Major Metcalfe in the long running West End play The Mousetrap.[4]
Selected filmography
- The Burning Girls (2024), Reverend Brian Rushton
- Beyond Paradise (2024), Noah Culpepper
- Holby City (2005–2015, 2019, 2022), Elliot Hope
- Twisted Tales (2005), Mr. Pandemic
- My Family (2002, 2004), Mr.Spuffet
- Doctors (2004, 2018), Patient with OCD / Billy Bourke
- The Pianist (2002), Yehuda
- C.U. Burn (1997), Doctor (one episode, Hata sa Leaba)
- EastEnders (1992–1998, 2024–present), Nigel Bates
- Alas Smith & Jones (1992)
- Bottom (1992), Burglar
- Murder Most Horrid (1991), Sergeant
- Boon (1990), Clerk
- Red Dwarf (1988, 1999), Chen
- The Bill (1988), Henshaw
- The Comic Strip Presents (1986), Jerry
- The Young Ones (1982), Pilot/Warlock
References
- ^ "MY BROTHER DIED FROM A HIDDEN BLOOD DISORDER..IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME". Daily Mirror. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "How We Met: Paul Bradley & Stephen Warbeck". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "hOmE". hKippers.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "St Martin's Theatre: The Mousetrap". sevendials.co.uk/whats-on/st-martins-theatre-the-mousetrap/. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links
- Paul Bradley at IMDb