Shaun Williamson

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Shaun Williamson
Williamson at an event in 2008
Born (1965-11-29) 29 November 1965 (age 58)
Maidstone, Kent, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • author
  • newsreader
  • broadcaster
Years active1989–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouses
  • Melanie Sacre
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1997; div. 2013)​
  • Adele Seager
    ​
    (m. 2018)​
Children3

Shaun Williamson (born 29 November 1965) is an English actor best known as

Extras
, 'Barry off EastEnders'.

Early life

Williamson was born in

colour blind. He subsequently worked in various jobs such as a Bluecoat for Pontins, as a rep for Club 18-30 and one season at Camp America. Aged 26 he was working for Safeway when he decided to enlist at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]

Career

Television

Williamson is widely known for his portrayal of the foolish, hapless Barry Evans in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role that he played from 1994 to 2004. This was Williamson's second role in the soap; he previously had a brief role as a paramedic earlier in 1994. In 2009, he stated that he had no regrets about leaving the show.[3]

Williamson was the subject of

Extras as a send-up of himself and as Balbus, a midlife crisis afflicted Roman charioteering instructor in historical comedy series Plebs

Williamson competed in

Celebrity Big Brother 20, and became the eighth housemate to be evicted, on day 23. Most recently, in 2020, Williamson appeared as recurring character Chris Smith, future father-in-law to the titular character played by Spencer Jones in the BBC Two sitcom, Mister Winner. He reprised the role from the pilot which had previously been broadcast in 2017 on BBC One.[4]

Stage

Stage roles have included Monty the DJ in the

The Secret Policeman's Ball which was staged at the Royal Albert Hall.[6]

In 2009, Williamson toured the UK playing habitual criminal Norman Stanley Fletcher in a stage version of the classic TV comedy Porridge. The script had been newly written by the series' co-authors, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.[7] In 2012 he toured in The Ladykillers. He played Baron Bomburst and Lord Scrumptious in the UK tour production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.[8]

Radio

In 2018, Williamson wrote a BBC radio drama series titled Eden's End, set in the Kent hop picking season of 1939. The series starred Shane Taylor (Band of Brothers), Steve Nallon (Spitting Image) and Candis Nergaard (Call the Midwife).

Quizzing

Williamson spent a year competing in the UK Quiz Grand Prix as research for his book A Matter Of Facts which details the world of elite general knowledge quizzing competitions.

Beat the Chasers (in which he won £120,000 for The Paul Strank Charitable Trust based in south London), the Dark Destroyer described him as "celebrity quizzing royalty".[10]

Personal life

Williamson has three children and has been married twice. His first child was born in 1987 when Williamson was 22. The child's mother was a circus performer with whom Williamson was in a relationship. After breaking up she told Williamson of her pregnancy but Williamson left to pursue a career in America, promising to care for the child on his return. When he returned the circus performer had married another man and this man was listed as the child's father on the birth certificate.[11][12] Williamson subsequently married his manager Melanie Sacre and they were married for 16 years; they have two children together. He married Adele, his second wife, in 2018.[13]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Crime Monthly Taxi Driver Episode: 'Mirza Murder Casebook'
1994 Waiting for God Brown Episode: 'A Royal Visit?'
London's Burning Chris
1994–2004 EastEnders Barry Evans 656 episodes
1994–2008 The Bill Dave Monks / SO19 Officer 3 episodes
1995 Inspector Morse Garage Cashier Episode: 'The Way Through the Woods'
1997–1999
Night Fever
 		Himself; Contestant 4 Episodes
2002 The Basil Brush Show Evil Furniture Genius Episode: 'The Date'
2005 GB3-Being Young Mr. Dozey Television film
Funland Cliff Series 1, episode 2
2005–2007 Extras Barry / Shaun Williamson / Barry from Eastenders 10 episodes
2007 Holby City Larry Randle Episode: 'Mirror Man'
2008 Fairy Tales Sava Stojkovic Episode: 'Rapunzel'
The Slammer Jimmy Jinx
Dani's House Clown Episode: 'Amnesia'
2008–2014 Doctors Roy Marlin / Walter Twiddle / Bob Robbins 3 episodes
2009–2011 Scoop Digby Digworth 39 episodes
2011 New Tricks Martin Fallon Episode: 'The Gentleman Vanishes'
2011–2013 Life's Too Short Shaun Williamson 5 episodes
2013 Celebrity Juice Barry Episode: 'Coronation St. vs. EastEnders'
Sooty Barrie Bonkers Episode: 'The Fancy Dress Party'
2014 Houdini Riley 2 episodes
Plebs Balbus Episode: 'The Best Man'
2016 Sexy Murder Brian Jessop 6 episodes
2017 Casualty Terry Boydell Episode: 'The Stag, the Dog and the Sheep'
Comedy Playhouse Chris Smith Episode: 'Mister Winner'
2018 Moving On Geoff Episode: 'Two Fat Ladies'
2019 Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz Himself / Barman / Scorekeeper 20 episodes
2020 Mister Winner Chris Smith 2 episodes
2021 Beat the Chasers: Celebrity Special Himself; Contestant; Winner 1 episode
2021 A League of Their Own Himself / Barry Evans (EastEnders character) 2 episodes
2023 Significant Other Jonny In-production[14]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Stella Does Tricks Mr. Peters' driver
2008 Daylight Robbery Police Chief
2009 The Invention of Lying Richard Bellison
2009 Uncut Marc
2017 The Blazing Cannons Mu Mu Manager
2018 This Is Jayde: The One Hit Wonder Shaun Also writer and producer
2018 Paying Mr. McGetty Himself
2021 Cold Sun Alex Huntsworth

Music video

Year Title Artist Notes
2021 "Heads Down" Tom Williams [15][16]

References

  1. ^ "EastEnders star says navy saved him from binge drinking". RTÉ. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The Mirror, "Celebrity Big Brother's Shaun Williamson shows amazing tiger tattoo before revealing the shocking reason he was kicked out of the navy"". Daily Mirror. 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Williamson: 'I don't miss EastEnders' – Soaps News". Digital Spy. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Mister Winner cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Event archive. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK. 4 December 2003. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  6. ^ "BBC- Comic Relief does Fame Academy".
  7. ^ McMullen, Marion (4 September 2009). "Ex-EastEnder Shaun Williamson to star in Porridge at Belgrade Theatre". Coventry Telegraph. Reach plc. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. ^ "The Official Website | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the Musical – Home". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  9. ^ "The Yorkshire Post, "Shaun Williamson on quizzing, meeting his secret son and why he's not expecting a call from Line of Duty"".
  10. ^ "The Chase Youtube Channel, "Shaun Williamson BEATS Five Chasers For £120,000"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  11. ^ "EastEnders star reunited with his long lost son". RTÉ.ie. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ "EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson opens up about meeting secret 32-year-old son for the first time". Entertainment Daily. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  13. ^ "The Yorkshire Post, "Shaun Williamson on quizzing, meeting his secret son and why he's not expecting a call from Line of Duty"".
  14. ^ Whittock, Jesse; Shackleton, Liz (14 November 2022). "Mark Heap Joins ITVX Comedy 'Significant Other'; 'Drag Race' Heads For Asia; 'What Happened To Dorothy Bell?' Casting (Exclusive); Nippon TV ATF Formats — Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  15. ^ Tom Williams - Heads Down, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 1 September 2021
  16. ^ Patterson, Stephen (2 July 2021). "Barry from EastEnders stars in epic new music video for Tom Williams". Metro. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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