Riley Carter Millington (born 1993/1994) is an English

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known for playing

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in the

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in 2015–2016. He was the first

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to play a regular

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character in British soap history. ''

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'', in its 2015 "

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", named Millington the most influential LGBTI person in the UK, making him the first trans man to top the list. The judges stated him playing Kyle "could help trans people – even save lives – and represents a landmark cultural moment." In January 2017, Millington appeared in

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's '' Celebrity Fat Fighters'' series. In 2018, marking 100 years of the end of World War One, Millington appeared as Evans in the stage adaptation by of Birdsong, a novel written by

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, travelling the length and breadth of the UK with Mesh Theatre Company.

Early life

Millington, from

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, studied drama at Eccles Sixth Form Centre and on the BA (Hons) Acting at the University of Central Lancashire before being cast in EastEnders. His character, Kyle, is also transgender. Millington's casting was praised by presenter

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as "the biggest thing to happen for the transgender community in Britain this decade. ... As a pop culture moment this is massive and a sign of the times."

Early life

Personal life

Filmography

Television

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