Eddie Eyre (born Eddie Wilson on 24 July 1988) is a British actor who is known for his role in ''
EastEnders
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'' as
Josh Hemmings
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.
Education
Eyre was educated at
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
from 1999 to 2006.
He was trained at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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LAMDA's Principal is ...
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Career
Eyre's stage career began at
The Old Vic
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, where he took part in the ''24 Hour Plays'', an event hosted by
Kevin Spacey
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that has included actors such as
,
Catherine Tate
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,
Douglas Booth
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and
Kaya Scodelario
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. Eyre's other stage performances include Yakov in
Headlong's production of ''
The Seagull
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'', Henry Crawford in the ''
Mansfield Park
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'' stage adaptation by Tim Luscombe, produced by the
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
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, and the lead role of Detective Sergeant Trotter in the West End production of the world's longest running play ''
The Mousetrap
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''.
Eyre played
Gerold Hightower
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in the
sixth season of the
HBO
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series ''
Game of Thrones
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''. He joined the cast of
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), in March 2017 and departed the following February. In May 2022, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''
.