Devon Anderson

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Devon Anderson
Born
Devon Carlo Anderson

(1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 36)
Greenwich, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, presenter
Years active1993–present

Devon Carlo Anderson[1] (born 25 August 1987) is an English actor. Anderson's roles include Billie Jackson in EastEnders and Sonny Valentine in Hollyoaks.

Early life

Anderson was born on 25 August 1987 in London.[citation needed]

Acting career

Anderson made his acting debut when he played three-year-old Glenn in

Pete
, the British friend of the main character, Mark. The character appeared in internet talks with Mark at the start of the programme and sometimes at the end.

In 2003, Anderson starred as the lead character in the CBBC sitcom

TMi, and appeared on Doctors
on 15 May 2008.

In summer 2009, Anderson starred as Kian Oduya in the online drama Who Killed Summer sponsored by Vodafone which saw six young characters travelling Europe and the UK culminating in a murder mystery.

It was confirmed in November 2009 that Anderson would reprise the role of Billie Jackson in EastEnders, 15 years after he was last seen on the soap.[2] He remained in the soap until October 2010 when Anderson was sacked, once again, by Bryan Kirkwood, who was the EastEnders producer at the time, and his character Billie was killed off.

In 2012, he was in a production at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith called 'Concrete Jungle'.[citation needed] He also starred as Sinbad's brother, Jamil, in BBC's series "Sinbad" for one series, July–September, 2012.

Anderson appeared in one episode of Casualty in December 2018 as homeless man Robby Watts.[3]

Presenting career

Following his role in Kerching!, Anderson became a CBBC presenter. He presented on both the

CBBC Channel
.

References

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.
  2. ^ Green, Kris (20 November 2009). "'EastEnders' confirms Billie Jackson casting". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  3. ^ Reilly, Elaine (11 December 2018). "Casualty Christmas guest stars revealed! And where you've seen them before!". What's on TV. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

External links

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