Perry Fenwick (born 29 May 1962) is an English actor. He is known for playing Billy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role which he has played since 1998.
Early life
Fenwick was born on 29 May 1962 in Canning Town, a suburb in the West Ham district of the Newham borough of East London. He has one sister, Tracey, and two brothers, Faron and Lee. He is also the second cousin of Georgina Hagen.
Career
Television
Fenwick's first regular television role was in the sitcom Watching. He has also appeared in Inspector Morse, The Brittas Empire, Minder, On the Up, The Thin Blue Line, London's Burning and Bergerac. He appeared in the long-running ITV police drama series The Bill five times, playing a different minor character each time.
Fenwick's film credits include Party Party, Mona Lisa, Empire State, The Raggedy Rawney, I.D., The Tichborne Claimant, Janice Beard 45 WPM, The Winslow Boy, G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time and ID2: Shadwell Army. In 1998, Fenwick was cast in the role of Billy Mitchell in EastEnders.
Personal life
Fenwick married former Coronation Street actress Angela Lonsdale, but in February 2010, it was announced that the couple were to separate.
Filmography
Film
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|1983|| Party Party || Larry
|-
|1986|| Mona Lisa || Pimp
|-
|1987|| Empire State || Darren
|-
|1988|| The Raggedy Rawney || Victor
|-
|1990|| Crimestrike || Nitro
|-
|1995|| I.D. || Eddie
|-
|1998|| The Tichborne Claimant || John Holmes
|-
|rowspan=3|1999|| The Winslow Boy || Fred
|-
|Janice Beard 45 WPM || Mr. Button
|-
|G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time || Ant
|-
|2016|| ID2: Shadwell Army || Eddie
|}
Awards and nominations
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! scope=col class=unsortable |
|-
| 2000
| 6th National Television Awards
| Most Popular Newcomer
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2002
| The British Soap Awards
| Best Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2002
| 8th National Television Awards
| Most Popular Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2003
| British Soap Awards
| Best Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2005
| 11th National Television Awards
| Most Popular Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2005
| TVQuick & TVChoice Awards
| Best Soap Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2006
| 12th National Television Awards
| Most Popular Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2013
| TV Choice Awards
| Best Soap Actor
|
| align="center" |
|-
| 2013
| British Soap Awards
| Best Actor
|
| align="center" |
|}