Paul Nicholls

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Paul Nicholls (born Paul Greenhalgh on 12 April 1979) is an English actor.

Nicholls is from Bolton, Lancashire, England. He married his parter Chantal Brown in 2008 at Hampstead, North London near his current home. His acting roles have included the character of Joe Wicks in BBC's EastEnders.^[1]

Early Career

Nicholls made his TV debut in 1989, at the age of 10, in Children's Ward. In 1994 he appeared in the BBC children's drama Earthfasts and The Biz, a teenage performing arts drama filmed at Hampton Court.^[1]

Nicholls character of Joe Wicks in BBC's EastEnders earned him national attention. He made his first appearance in the series in February 1996, he left the series in September 1997.

In his late teenage years he appeared in many popular culture magazines including Attitude, BIG!, Bliss, Gay Times, Heat, Just Seventeen, Live & Kicking, MIZZ, My Guy, Now, OK, Radio Times, Shout, Sky International, Sky magazine, Smash Hits, Sneak, Sugar, TV Hits, TV Times, and What's on TV.]].

Nicholls appeared in several teenage stage roles, notably as Aladdin in Aladdin - Genie of the Ring at the Central Theatre, Chatham (1996/97) and as Billy Fisher in the 1998 production of Billy Liar at the Bush Theatre, London.

Adulthood

Nicholls played PC Terry Sydenham in the police series City Central from 1998 to 1999 and also in 1999 as Christ in the 3-part BBC contemporary Easter production of The Passion. His West End debut was in 2000 as Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's adaptation of 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' at the Lyric. Other London stage appearances include Mrs Steinberg and the Byker Boy at the Bush Theatre (2000).

Nicholls' film appearances include World War I drama The Trench in 1999. In 2001 he played Charlie in Goodbye Charlie Bright. He went back to the stage in 2002 playing 'Vincent in Brixton' at the Royal National Theatre. In the 2003 he appeared in the BBC adaptations of The Canterbury Tales (The Wife of Bath). He also played in the final episode in series 3 of [[Hustle (TV series)|Hustle. He in 2004 6-part BBC miniseries and in Festen in 2005.

Other roles include If Only and a cameo role in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. He appeared briefly as a street boxer in Nick Love's 1999 short film 'Love Story'.

In July 2007, he played the part of Terry in Channel 4's Clapham Junction. This drama depicted 36 hours in the life of several gay men. Filmed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the legalization of homosexuality in England and Wales. Also in 2007 he played Connor Gruff in the 'Billy Goat' episode of the BBC series 'Fairy Tales'.

Nicholls 2008 career was the character Robert Fielding in Harley Street alongside Suranne Jones. He played Harry Keegan in Secret Diary of a Call Girl alongside Billie Piper, Judas in another BBC Easter series of the same title, for which he grew a full beard and A Thing Called Love.

In 2010, he starred in UK feature film 'Life Just Is', due for release in 2011 (playing 'Bobby' who is in a relationship with 'Jay', played by Jayne Wisener).

He is currently filming 'Holby City' due to be aired from May 2012.^[2]

Filmography

Films

TV

References

External links

• Paul Nicholls at the Internet Movie Database