Nicholas Bailey Explained

Nicholas Richard Bailey (born 5 July 1971 in Birmingham) is a British actor, best known for his role as Anthony Trueman in the soap opera EastEnders.^[1] He also participated in the 2006 series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar.^[2] He attended Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge; The Blue Coat School, Edgbaston, Birmingham; and Cherry Orchard, Birmingham.

Bailey has also performed in numerous theatre productions, with roles including Macduff in Macbeth at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester, in October 2014; Robert Mugabe's security officer Gabriel in Breakfast with Mugabe; and The Duke of Burgundy in Richard Eyre's production of King Lear at the National Theatre in London. In 2012, Bailey joined the cast of BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers as Carl.^[3]

TV and film roles

• House of Anubis – Police Officer (2011)
• Doctors – Paramedic / Tim Porter / Steve Tennant / Mr. Fuke / Stuart Houghton (8 episodes, 2001–2014)
• Beautiful People – First Policeman (1 episode, 2008)
• Manchester Passion (2006) (TV) – Peter
• EastEnders – Dr. Anthony Trueman (230 episodes, 2000–2005, 2014, 2025–2026)
• Holby City – Neil Morton (1 episode, 2004)
• Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV) – Dr. Anthony Trueman
• Sex 'n' Death – (1999) (TV) – Tony, the Great Fandango
• Casualty – Felix (2 episodes, 1998–1999)
• Heartburn Hotel – Prince Ekoku (2 episodes, 1998)
• Performance – Burgundy (1 episode, 1998)
• Coronation Street – Lee Middleton (5 episodes, 1996–1997)
• Accused – Jack Vincent (7 episodes, 1996)
• I.D. (1995) – Mickey
• The Bill – Joseph Tucker (1 episode, 1994)
• London's Burning – Martin (1 episode, 1994)
• Jolly a Man for All Seasons (1994) (TV) (as Nick Bailey) – Classic FM DJ

Other TV appearances

• Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero (2008) (TV) – Himself
• No. 1 Soap Fan (2007) (TV) – Himself
• Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 21st Century (2007) (TV) – Himself
• Another Audience with Shirley Bassey (2006) (TV) – Himself / Audience Member
• Soapstar Superstar – Himself / Audience Member / other (9 episodes, 2006)
• This Morning – Himself (3 episodes, 2006)
• Byker Grove – Himself (1 episode, 2005)
• The Importance of Being Famous (2003) (TV) – Himself
• Loose Women – Himself (1 episode, 2003)
• Liquid News – Himself (2 episodes, 2001–03)
• It's Only TV...But I Like It – Himself (1 episode, 2002)
• Sport Relief – (2002) (TV) – Himself
• 2002 Top of the Pops Awards (2002) (TV) – Himself / Presenter
• EastEnders Revealed – Himself (1 episode, 2002)

External links

• • BBC Eastenders Backstage Bio of Nicholas Bailey

Notes and References

1. Thwaite, Emily (2008) "Breakfast with Mugabe", The Gazette, 20 February 2008, retrieved 2011-07-31
2. Web site: Corrie star wins soap song show . BBC News . 14 June 2020 . 15 January 2006.
3. Web site: Actor – Nicholas Bailey. https://web.archive.org/web/20120618043110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-archers/whos-who/actors/nicholas-bailey. dead. 18 June 2012. April 2012. BBC Radio 4. BBC. 11 April 2012.