James Hillier (born 22 September 1973 in Kent, England) is a British actor and director. He played Sergeant Christian Young on the BBC police drama HolbyBlue,[1] and Damian, Roxy Mitchell's fiancé in the BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. More recently, he appeared in the first and second seasons of the Netflix series The Crown, and on stage at the Royal Court Theatre in Torn.

Life and career

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Hillier was born in Kent to Anthony and Susan Hillier as the eldest of three boys. He studied English literature at King's College and then went on to train at RADA from where he went straight into the prestigious BBC production of Great Expectations. His stage work includes Lulu at the Almeida, The Homecoming at The Royal Exchange, the British premiere of Tennessee Williams' Something Cloudy, Something Clear and Blue Surge by Rebecca Gilman for which he was nominated for a Best Male Performer Award. Hillier is artistic director of theatre company Defibrillator for whom he has directed Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, Terry Johnson's Insignificance, The Hotel Plays and Hard Feelings. His longtime partner Amy and their two boys live in London. He is a keen sportsman and avid sports fan, following Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Filmography

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Year Film Roles Notes
1999 Great Expectations Bentley Drummle TV movie
1999 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Dave Crawford TV series
1999 Second Sight Richie TV movie
1999 Shockers: Deja Vu Jake TV movie
1999 All the King's Men 2nd Lt. Evelyn Beck TV movie
1999-2000 Lucy Sullivan is getting Married Steve TV series
2002 Where Were We The Couple Short Film
2002 Long Time Dead Spencer Film
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Adam Jenn TV series
2002 The Four Feathers Drunken Corporal Film
2003 Serious and Organised DC Graham Reid TV series
2003 Silent Witness Jeremy Adams TV series
Episode: "Beyond Guilt"
2004 Sex and Lies Chris TV movie
2005 Holby City Derek Humphries TV series
2006 Blackbeard: Terror at Sea Gibbons TV movie
2006 The Bill Robert Barry TV series
2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Octavius TV mini-series
2006 Goldplated Keith- Golf Pro TV series
2007 Eastenders Damian TV series
2007 Holby Blue Sgt. Christian Young TV series
2008 Survivors Mick TV series
2009 Fathers of Girls Ron Film
2010 The King's Head Paul Short Film
2011 London's Burning Actor TV movie
2012 Casualty James Downing TV series
2012 Fired Dad Short Film
2014 The Brother Paul Film
2016-2017 The Crown Equerry TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Holby Blue: Custody Sergeant Christian Young". Holby Blue Characters. BBC. March 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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