Billy Boyle
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Billy Boyle is an Irish actor on British
film, television and stage. He is a veteran of the West-End stage having played leading roles in over 15 hit shows. In his first West-End musical "Maggie May" he was nominated as best newcomer. Gower Champion then chose him to play Barnaby in "Hello Dolly" at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He appeared in "The Canterbury Tales" at the Phoenix Theatre as "The Clerk of Oxford", Harold Hobson, The Times critic said, "He was a breath of fresh air in the West-End". He then went on to play leading roles in "No Sex Please We're British", "Billy", "Whats a Nice Country", "The Rivals", "Love, Lust, & Marriage","Some Like it Hot", Disney's "Beauty and The Beast, and lately "Dirty Dancing". He has had his own very successful television series in Ireland "Its Billy Boyle" as well as leading roles in "Trail of Guilt", the award winning "The Grass Arena", "The Bretts", as well as many guest appearances in "Eastenders", "Coronation Street", "Father Ted" etc. He later presented a programme,"Dance Crazy" for ITV, on the history of dance. Lately he has been seen in "Dirk Gently", for BBC 4, and the current series of "Lead Balloon". His many films include Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon", "Groupie Girl", "Side By Side", "Shergar", "The Scarlet and the Black", and "Around Ireland with a Fridge".
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film, television and stage. He is a veteran of the West-End stage having played leading roles in over 15 hit shows. In his first West-End musical "Maggie May" he was nominated as best newcomer. Gower Champion then chose him to play Barnaby in "Hello Dolly" at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He appeared in "The Canterbury Tales" at the Phoenix Theatre as "The Clerk of Oxford", Harold Hobson, The Times critic said, "He was a breath of fresh air in the West-End". He then went on to play leading roles in "No Sex Please We're British", "Billy", "Whats a Nice Country", "The Rivals", "Love, Lust, & Marriage","Some Like it Hot", Disney's "Beauty and The Beast, and lately "Dirty Dancing". He has had his own very successful television series in Ireland "Its Billy Boyle" as well as leading roles in "Trail of Guilt", the award winning "The Grass Arena", "The Bretts", as well as many guest appearances in "Eastenders", "Coronation Street", "Father Ted" etc. He later presented a programme,"Dance Crazy" for ITV, on the history of dance. Lately he has been seen in "Dirk Gently", for BBC 4, and the current series of "Lead Balloon". His many films include Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon", "Groupie Girl", "Side By Side", "Shergar", "The Scarlet and the Black", and "Around Ireland with a Fridge".