Occupation Actor Children 2 Spouse Victoria Bye (m. 2012) | Years active 2006–present Height 1.88 m Siblings Amy Scarlett Wallace | |
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Full Name James Edward Bye Born 23 February 1984 (age 33) ( 1984-02-23 ) Basingstoke, Hampshire, England Movies Redemption, Cemetery Junction Similar Davood Ghadami, Lacey Turner, James Alexandrou, Danny‑Boy Hatchard, Rakhee Thakrar Profiles | ||
James Edward Bye (born 23 February 1984) is an English actor, perhaps best known for his role of Martin Fowler in EastEnders since 2014.
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Early life
Bye was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England to Pauline (née Carter) and Leonard Bye and is the older brother of Amy Scarlett Wallace (née Bye).
Bye attended The Hurst Community College- a secondary school in Baughurst. He later went on to study at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke
Early years
Bye's first acting appearance was in The Bill as Tom Burrows in 2006. he later went on to appear in Cemetery Junction in 2010 credited as "Tough Guy in Club". It was not until 2013 when Bye returned as a credited role in Hummingbird as "Football Supporter 2". Later in that same year, he starred in The Great Train Robbery as John Daley. The following year, he appeared in The Hooligan Factory as Pete the Killer.
EastEnders
In October 2014, it was announced that Bye would be taking over the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. Since his debut in the show, his storylines have included: a relationship with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), believing that Stacey's son Arthur is his, having to cope with Stacey's bipolar disorder, suffering from a car crash with Arthur, and discovering that his character's friend Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) is in fact Arthur's father.
Personal life
On 4 April 2012, Bye married Victoria Bye. On 21 October 2013, the couple welcomed their first child, a son, called Edward. Their second son, named Louis George, was born on 9 March 2016.
