Paul Nicholls

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Paul Nicholls
birthname = Paul Greenhalgh
birthdate = Birth date and age|1979|4|12|df=y
location = Bolton,
Greater Manchester,
England
notable role = Joe Wicks ("Eastenders")
Terry Sydenham ("City Central")
Terry ("Clapham Junction")

Paul Nicholls (born Paul Greenhalgh on 12 April 1979) is an English actor. His earliest role was in the BBC drama "Earthfasts", but it was his character of Joe Wicks in "EastEnders", which he played from 1996 to 1997, that first brought him fame. Following this, he appeared in "City Central" as PC Terry Sydenham from 1998 to 1999.

Recent TV appearances include the 2003 BBC adaptations of "The Canterbury Tales" with Julie Walters, as notorious art thief Adam Rice in the final episode in series 3 of "Hustle" and the lead role in the 2004 6-part BBC miniseries"A Thing Called Love".

Film appearances include World War I drama "The Trench" (1999), Trevor Bentham's adaptation of the 1776 play "The Clandestine Marriage" (1999), Nick Love's "Goodbye Charlie Bright" (2001), "If Only" (2004) and "" (2004).

His first significant stage role was as Billy Fisher in a 1998 production of "Billy Liar" at the Bush Theatre, London. His West End debut was as Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" at the Lyric. Subsequent London stage appearances include "Vincent in Brixton" at the Royal National Theatre and a return to the Lyric in "Festen" in January 2005. He was due to play a leading role in the Donmar Warehouse's 2006 production of "Phaedra", but had to withdraw with a severe throat infection.

Nicholls' latest television role was as Terry in Channel 4's "Clapham Junction",broadcast in July, 2007. This hard-hitting drama depicted 36 hours in the life of several gay men and was shown as part of a series of programmes commemorating the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexual practices in England & Wales in 1967.

Currently airing on ITV1, Nicholls' stars as Rob in Harley Street alongside Suranne Jones. (July - August 2008)

Paul supports his local club Bolton Wanderers

Personal life

Nicholls is from Bolton, Greater Manchester, attended Church Road County Primary School and Smithills Secondary School and learnt his trade at the Bolton Little Theatre. He has dated a few celebrities including his former Eastenders co-star Martine McCutcheon.

On 2 August 2008, Nicholls married his girlfriend of three years, model Chantal Brown, in an intimate ceremony near their home in Hampstead, north London. [ [http://www.tellyzone.com/eastenders/2008/08/001-paul-nicholls-marries-burger-model.html Paul Nicholls marries burger model - Tellyzone] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm{1|0629493}/ {2|Paul Nicholls}] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.paulnichollsonline.co.uk/main.html Paul Nicholls Online]