Edward William J. Savage (born 15 November 1989) is an English footballer and former child actor.

Early life

Edward William J. Savage was born in 1989 in

High Wycombe High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...

, Buckinghamshire.

Career

Savage played

Steven Beale Steven Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Edward Farrell from 1989 to 1990, Stuart Stevens from 1992 to 1998, Edward Savage from 1998 to 2002, and Aaron Sidwell from 2007 to 2017. It was announced ...

in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', taking over the role from Stuart Stevens. Savage left ''EastEnders'' when his character was written out in 2002. Savage ended his acting career, opting for football. He played football for

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...

alongside his older brother Andrew, and attended

John Hampden Grammar School John Hampden Grammar School (known colloquially as "JHGS") is a selective state boys' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is named after the local member of parliament and English Civil War commander John Hampden. In ...

. He also enjoys

judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

. He picked up the Alan Henry Gillot Award for the Best Youth Team Player, presented by

Ian Culverhouse Ian Brett Culverhouse (born 22 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of Boston United. Culverhouse began his career with Tottenham Hotspur. He found first team opport ...

. His senior career was cut short after two seasons, following eight unsuccessful operations on a dislocated kneecap.

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* 1989 births English male soap opera actors Living people Actors from Buckinghamshire Footballers from Buckinghamshire Sportspeople from High Wycombe English male child actors English footballers Men's association football midfielders Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players People educated at John Hampden Grammar School {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub