Stephen Billington (born 10 December 1964) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Greg Kelly in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, for which he won the 1999 British Soap Award for Villain of the Year.
Career Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Billington trained at the Drama Centre London, and was an unknown when chosen from hundreds who auditioned to play the lead part of Lysander Hawkley in The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997). He has gone on to work with many leading film directors, including Peter Greenaway, Franco Zeffirelli, and Mel Gibson. He also now teaches at the London School of Dramatic Art, the Drama Centre London, the Method Studio, London, and the City Literary Institute.
In 2011 he took to the stage to play John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the York Theatre Royal. In 2013, he joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks playing Danny Lomax.
Personal life
By 2026, Billington was attempting to launch a bed and breakfast establishment in Piedmont, Italy. His efforts are documented in some episodes of Channel 4's daytime lifestyle television series A New Life in the Sun.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1995 Braveheart Phillip 2002 Resident Evil Mr. White 2002 Callas Forever Brendan 2003 Dracula II: Ascension Dracula II 2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish Tulse Luper 2005 The Prophecy: Uprising Ion 2005 Dracula III: Legacy Dracula II 2005 A Life in Suitcases Tulse Luper 2007 Northern Cowboys Deano 2007 Oh Happy Day David 2007 Exitz Theo 2007 The Un-Gone Julian Salinger Short2010 Exorcismus Christopher 2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Beach 2015 Angel Blunt
Television Year Title Role Notes1994 Space Precinct Ross 1 episode1995 The Buccaneers Lieutenant James 1 episode1995 Out of the Blue P.C. Alex Holder 6 episodes1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous Lysander Hawkley 3 episodes1997 Rules of Engagement Gary Television film1998 Jonathan Creek Neville Bruce 2 episodes1998–1999 Coronation Street Greg Kelly Regular role1999 Highlander: The Raven Derrick Markham 1 episode2001 Queen of Swords Bernardo 1 episode2001 Relic Hunter Palmer 1 episode2002 Inquisition The healer / prisoner Television film2002 Young Arthur Lord Vortigen Television film2006–2013 Doctors Dutch / Colin Tierney 3 episodes2010 Casualty Edward Thurlow / Edward Furlow 11 episodes2013 Invasion Roswell Burkis Television film2013–2014 Hollyoaks Danny Lomax Regular role2017 Armchair Detectives DI Knight 20 episodes2026 A New Life in the Sun Himself Lifestyle television series
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1999 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Coronation Street
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