Eddie Eyre

Eddie Eyre (born Eddie Wilson on 24 July 1988) is a British actor who is best known for his role in Eastenders as Josh Hemmings. He was trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Eddie Eyre
Born
Eddie Wilson[1]

(1988-07-24) 24 July 1988[2]
OccupationActor
Known forGame of Thrones
EastEnders

Eyre was educated at Abingdon School from 1999 to 2006.[1] His stage career began at The Old Vic, where he took part in the 24 Hour Plays,[3] an event hosted by Kevin Spacey that has included actors such as Lily Cole, Catherine Tate, Douglas Booth and Kaya Scodelario.[4] Eyre's other stage performances include Yakov in Headlong's production of The Seagull, Henry Crawford in the Mansfield Park stage adaptation by Tim Luscombe, produced by the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds,[5] and the lead role of Detective Sergeant Trotter in the West End production of the world's longest running play The Mousetrap.[6]

Eyre played Gerold Hightower in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[7] He joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Josh Hemmings, a love interest for Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), in March 2017 and departed the following February.[8][9] In 2019, he made guest appearances in The Athena and Ransom as Casper Conway and Rob Cooper, respectively.

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References

  1. "Theatrical OAs". Abingdon School. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. Jones, Allison (6–12 May 2017). "Superman or super sneak?". Inside Soap. 2017 (18): 42–43. 'Being at EastEnders is fantastic,' beams the 28-year-old.
  3. "Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Plays Programme 2012" (PDF).
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/26/old-vic-24-hour-plays
  5. Stebbing, Eve (24 September 2012). "Mansfield Park, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds - Review". Daily Telegraph.
  6. https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/122894/agatha-christies-the-mousetrap-new-west-end-cast/
  7. "Robert Aramayo joins the cast of Game of Thrones". Watchers On The Wall. 30 September 2015.
  8. O'Connor, Rory (21 March 2017). "EastEnders spoiler Can Whitney Carter STOP Lauren Branning from cheating with Josh?". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  9. Kilkelly, Daniel (9 February 2018). "EastEnders star Eddie Eyre bows out as he finishes filming his role as Josh Hemmings". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 February 2018.


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