Ricky Champ
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 43)
Southend-on-Sea, England
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Known forEastEnders
Him & Her
Spouse
Samantha Gilbert
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(m. 2016)​
Children2

Ricky Champ (born 1 July 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Paul Parker in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her,[1] and Stuart Highway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Champ has also appeared in Crims,[2] Plebs,[3] and the sixth series of HBO series Game of Thrones where he played Gatins.[4] In 2023, he joined the West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Apollo theatre.[5]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role
2005 Family Affairs Geoff Hardcastle
2006 The Bill Barney Ford
2009 EastEnders Photographer
2009 Doc Martin Paramedic
2010–2013 Him & Her Paul
2012 Casualty Mark Burton
2013–2014 Youngers Clint
2013 The World's End Big Ugly Bastard
2014 Crims Creg
2015 Peter and Wendy Bill Dukes/ Malik
2016 Game of Thrones Gatins
2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Various
2017 Lost in London Cab driver
2018 Grandpa’s Great Escape Gravedigger Butch
2018–2022 EastEnders Stuart Highway

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Shortlisted [6]
2018 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Newcomer Nominated [7]
2019 24th National Television Awards Newcomer Nominated [8]
2019 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor Nominated [9]
2019 The British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Nominated [10]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [10]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Shortlisted [11]
2020 Inside Soap Awards Funniest Performance Nominated [12]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (shared with Tanya Franks) Nominated [13]

References

  1. ^ "Ricky Champ interview". British comedy Guide. 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (23 January 2015). "'All British sitcoms are about being trapped': on the set of Crims, BBC3's new prison comedy". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Champ, Ricky [@RickyChamp1] (25 April 2016). "#plebs xxx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Ricky Champ joins the cast; plus, Game of Thrones Emmy submissions!". Watchers On The Wall. 23 January 2015.
  5. ^ Seddon, Dan (14 April 2023). "Game of Thrones star joins cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (16 October 2018). "Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Elliot (3 November 2018). "I TALK TELLY AWARDS Nominations 2018". I Talk Telly.
  8. ^ "Ant and Dec up against Holly at NTAs". BBC News. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ^ "TVCA Long List 2019". TV Choice. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ Harp, Justin (30 September 2019). "Inside Soap Awards 2019 full shortlist revealed – which stars are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Inside Soap Awards reveals full longlist for 2020's ceremony". Digital Spy. 14 September 2020.
  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). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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