Clay Milner Russell

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Clay Milner Russell
File:Clay Milner Russell 2023.jpg
Milner Russell in 2023
Born Barnaby Clay Milner Russell
(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 24)
Tower Hamlets, London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present
Television EastEnders

Barnaby Clay Milner Russell (born 25 July 1999) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Bobby Beale on the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2019.

Life and career

Barnaby Clay Milner Russell was born on 25 July 1999 in Tower Hamlets, London, England.[1][2][3][4] He began his acting career in 2013 when he appeared in the short film The Parachutist.[1] In 2016, he starred in the short film Graffiti as Archie, a boy who is struggling to deal with the loss of his father and uses graffiti to reconnect with his mother. In 2019, Russell appeared in the film County Lines as Bailey.[5][6]

In June 2019, Russell was announced to be joining the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as the fifth actor to take on the role of Bobby Beale.[7][8] His first scenes aired on 13 June 2019 when the character is released from prison following the murder of his sister, Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater).[9][10][11] Some of his key storylines as Bobby have included the character converting to Islam and subsequently becoming the victim of a racial attack, suffering from OCD, his infatuation with Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero), his relationship with Dana Monroe (Barbara Smith) and his friendship with Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier).[12][13][14][15][16][17] For his portrayal of Bobby, Russell was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Inside Soap Awards in 2020.[18][19][20]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 The Parachutist Unknown Short film [1]
2016 Graffiti Archie Short film [1]
2019 County Lines Bailey Film role [5]
2019–present EastEnders Bobby Beale Regular role [7]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer EastEnders Nominated [18]

References

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External links

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