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James Gilbey is a former
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actor
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. He is possibly best known for playing the character
Jack Woodman in the
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soap opera ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'' during the early 1990s. Gilbey has since given up performing to work "behind the camera" and worked as creative director for
Discovery Networks Europe before becoming Vice President and Group Creative Director of the Discovery Agency by 2014.
Career
Gilbey has a BA (Hons) in English and Art History from
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
.
He began his career as an actor during the 1980s, appearing in ''
Play for Today
''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...
'' (1980), ''
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
''An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'' is the title of a detective novel by P. D. James and of a TV series of four dramas developed from that novel. It was published by Faber and Faber in the UK in 1972 and by Charles Scribner's Sons in the US.
The ...
'' (1982) and ''Bad Boyes'' (1988).
In 1992 he was cast as
Jack Woodman in BBC's ''EastEnders''—a student who had a fling with the long running character,
Michelle Fowler
Michelle Fowler (also Holloway) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Susan Tully from the show's first episode on 19 February 1985 up until the character's departure on 26 October 1995. She returned on 24 De ...
(
Susan Tully
Susan Tully (born 20 October 1967) is an English actress, television producer, and television director.
Her most prominent television acting roles were those of rebellious teenager Suzanne Ross in ''Grange Hill'' and single mother Michelle Fowl ...
), and then stalked her. Gilbey's character remained on-screen til April 1993. Following this, Gilbey was involved in the award-winning consumer programme for children's BBC, called ''
Short Change
''Short Change'' was a consumer affairs programme for children, broadcast on BBC One and later also the CBBC Channel. It is essentially a version of the prime-time show ''Watchdog'' except that it is aimed at children. The show was first aired ...
''.
He worked on the series between 1994 and 1998.
Gilbey went on to work for various international broadcasters including
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
International and
Nickelodeon
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"in a variety of creative production and on-air roles".
Gilbey retired from performing, but has remained in the television industry, working "behind the scenes".
Gilbey was the creative director for
Discovery Networks Europe. His remit included directing and overseeing promotion on
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...
's European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) networks.
By 2014, Gilbey had become Vice President and Group Creative Director of the Discovery Agency.
References
External links
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English male soap opera actors
Living people
Alumni of Loughborough University
Year of birth missing (living people)
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