Billy Price
Price in 2022
Born
William Price

(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 23)
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionHollyoaks

William Price (born 22 April 2000) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Sid Sumner in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks. Prior to joining Hollyoaks, Price appeared in various theatre productions including Goodnight Mister Tom and To Kill a Mockingbird. For his role as Sid, he was nominated for a National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance.

Early life

William Price was born on 22 April 2000 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. He attended Northgate End primary school and the Bishop's Stortford High School.[1] He has stated that his first interest in acting was when he was 10, and saw a production of Billy Elliot the Musical; he turned to his mother and stated that he wanted to pursue acting, and signed up for an audition for an acting school on the way out.[2] Until the age of 18, Price competed in cricket and rugby tournaments, but chose to pursue acting as a career.[2]

Career

Price made his professional acting debut in 2012, in a production of Peter Pan as Lost Boy.[3] He then appeared in various West End theatre productions, such as Goodnight Mister Tom in 2012,[4] where he played the role of Zach.[5] He also starred in a touring production of To Kill a Mocking Bird as Jem from 2014 to 2015.[6] Price has stated that this production "set in stone" the idea that he wanted to be an actor, and that it helped to "sculpt" his acting skills.[2] From 2018 to 2019, Price appeared in the Nickelodeon comedy series SHHH! as Jack. He also starred in the award-winning short film Patsy.[2] Later that year, he was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as guest character Sid Sumner.[7] Following his guest appearance, he auditioned for two roles on the BBC soap opera EastEnders; Hunter Owen and Bobby Beale. He explained that he made it "quite far" into the audition process, but other actors were chosen. Days later, his character on Hollyoaks was promoted to a series regular.[8][9] In 2021, he received a shortlist nomination for Serial Drama Performance at the 26th National Television Awards for his portrayal of Sid.[1] Price made the decision to leave Hollyoaks in 2022.[10] Then in March 2023, he portrayed Kyle Mainwaring in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.[11]

Stage

Year Title Role Venue
2012 Peter Pan Lost Boy Harlow Playhouse Theatre
2012 Oliver! Charley Bates Rhodes Theatre
2013 Goodnight Mister Tom Zach Phoenix Theatre & UK No.1 Tour
2014–2015 To Kill a Mockingbird Jem Regents Park Open Theatre, The Barbican & UK No.1 Tour

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2018–2019 SHHH! Jack Main role
2019 Funky Line Greg Short film
2019 Patsy Toby Short film
2019–2022 Hollyoaks Sid Sumner Series regular
2020 Out Etc. Elliott Short film
2020 Anomalous: The Birth Matthew Williams Film
2023 Doctors Kyle Mainwaring Episode: "Horse to Water"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Hollyoaks Nominated [12]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Hollyoaks Nominated [13]
2021 TVTimes Awards Favourite Soap Star Hollyoaks Nominated [14]
2021 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance Hollyoaks Nominated [15]

References

  1. ^ a b Corr, Sinead (27 May 2021). "National Television Awards: Hollyoaks actor Billy Price, from Bishop's Stortford, receives long-list nomination". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Billy Price". TresA. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Billy Price – Spotlight". Spotlight. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Goodnight Mister Tom – review". The Guardian. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Goodnight Mister Tom, Phoenix Theatre, London, review". Daily Telegraph. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Review: To Kill a Mockingbird". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ Lamacraft, Tess (30 April 2019). "Hollyoaks spoilers: Look who's back! Russ's sister, Nicole Owen, makes a surprise return to Chester". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 February 2021). "Hollyoaks star Billy Price reveals the two EastEnders roles he nearly played". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 October 2019). "Hollyoaks promotes Stuart Sumner's son Sid to show regular". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (6 October 2022). "Hollyoaks exit for regular character in latest All 4 episode". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: INTRODUCING Dr Suni Bulsara!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ Wehrstedt, Lisa (17 August 2021). "Line of Duty leads NTAs 2021 nominations as Coronation Street, It's a Sin and more score multiple nods". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ^ Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  14. ^ Selwood, Sarah. "TV Times Awards 2021! How to vote and all you need to know". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  15. ^ "I Talk Telly Awards 2021". I Talk Telly. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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