James Edward Bye (born 23 February 1984) is an English actor who has played Martin Fowler in EastEnders since 2014. He competed in the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
James Bye | |
|---|---|
 Bye in 2016 | |
| Born | James Edward Bye 23 February 1984 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Role of Martin Fowler in EastEnders |
| Spouse |
Victoria Bye (m. 2012) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
editBye was born on 23 February 1984 in Basingstoke. He attended the Hurst Community College, a secondary school in Baughurst. He later went on to study at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke.[1][better source needed]
Career
editBye's first acting appearance was in The Bill as Tom Burrows in 2006. He later went on to appear in Cemetery Junction in 2010, with later appearances in films Hummingbird (2013) and The Great Train Robbery (2013). Then in 2014, he appeared in The Hooligan Factory as Pete the Killer.[1] In October 2014, Bye was cast in the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[2][3] On 12 August 2022, it was announced that Bye would be competing in the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[4]
Personal life
editBye is married to wife Victoria Bye; the couple have four sons, including Hugo (born 2019).[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cemetery Junction | Tough Guy in Club |
| 2013 | Hummingbird | Football Supporter 2 |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Pete The Killer |
| 2016 | Sport Relief 2016: Eastenders - Stacey's Storyline Appeal | Martin Fowler |
| EastEnders - The Last Goodbye | ||
| Children in Need: Fantastic Beasts Special | ||
| 2018 | The Best of EastEnders |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Bill | Tom Burrows | Episode: "Special Relationships" |
| 2013 | The Great Train Robbery | John Daly | 2 episodes |
| 2014-present | EastEnders | Martin Fowler | Regular role |
| 2016-2017, 2022 | The British Soap Awards | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | This Morning | Martin Fowler | Episode: "Series 20, episode 237" |
| 2020 | EastEnders: Secrets from the Square | Episode: "Kathy and Ian" | |
| Himself | Episode: "Martin and Kush" | ||
| Pointless Celebrities | Episode: "Soaps" | ||
| Lorraine | Episode: "3 September 2020" | ||
| 2021 | Take Off with Bradley & Holly | Episode: "Series 1, episode 2" | |
| Morning Live | Episode: "Series 3, episode 61" | ||
| The Wall | Episode: "EastEnders Christmas Special" | ||
| 2022 | Good Morning Britain | Episode: "11 August 2022" | |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | 6 episodes | ||
| Loose Women | 2 episodes | ||
| 2022-2023 | Strictly Come Dancing | 14 episodes | |
| 2023 | The National Television Awards | Episode: "2023" | |
| The Hit List | Episode: "Strictly Special" | ||
| Richard Osman's House of Games | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016 British Soap Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [6] |
| 2016 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Nominated | [7] |
| 2016 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [8] |
| 2016 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Partnership (with Lacey Turner) | Shortlisted | [9] |
| 2017 | 2017 British Soap Awards | Best On-Screen Partnership (with Turner) | Nominated | [10] |
| 2017 | Digital Spy Reader Awards | Best Soap Relationship (with Turner) | Third | [11] |
| 2018 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | Nominated | [12] |
| 2020 | 25th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Nominated | [13] |
| 2020 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [14] |
| 2022 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Double Act (with James Farrar) | Nominated | [15] |
References
edit- ^ a b Morgan, Laura (22 September 2022). "James Bye — things you didn't know about the EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing star". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "EastEnders recasts Martin Fowler: James Bye to take over role". Digital Spy. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "EastEnders recasts Arron dingle: James Bye to take over role". Digital Spy. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Rodger, James (12 August 2022). "BBC Strictly Come Dancing announce EastEnders' James Bye as 14th contestant for 2022". Birmingham Mail. (Reach plc). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "EastEnders star remembers "emotional" first time he held his newborn son". Digital Spy. 22 April 2019.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (4 April 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016 nominations: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Tv Choice Awards 2016- The Longlist". digitalspy.co.uk. 17 May 2016.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016). "Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Lindsay, Duncan (26 September 2016). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale: Inside Soap Awards shortlist is revealed". Metro. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (3 June 2017). "British Soap Awards 2017 winners: Find out which of your favourite shows and stars won a trophy". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (29 December 2017). "Emmerdale almost achieves clean sweep at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2017". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "TV Choice Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 15 May 2018.
- ^ Harp, Justin (15 October 2019). "Love Island, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Drag Race UK and more land National Television Awards longlist nominations". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Inside Soap Awards reveals full longlist for 2020's ceremony". Digital Spy. 14 September 2020.
- ^ Harp, Justin (18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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