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, and Damian, Roxy Mitchell's fiancé, in the BBC One 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 Hillier was born in Kent to Anthony and Susan Hillier as the eldest of three boys. He studied English literature at King's College London 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
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 seriesEpisode: "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
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