Eddie Eyre

Eyre was educated at Abingdon School from 1999 to 2006.^[1][3] He was trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Eyre's stage career began at The Old Vic, where he took part in the 24 Hour Plays,^[4] an event hosted by Kevin Spacey that has included actors such as Lily Cole, Catherine Tate, Douglas Booth and Kaya Scodelario.^[5] Eyre's other stage performances include Yakov in Headlong's production of The Seagull, Henry Crawford in the Mansfield Park stage adaptation by Tim Luscombe, produced by the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds,^[6] and the lead role of Detective Sergeant Trotter in the West End production of the world's longest running play The Mousetrap.^[7]

Eyre played Gerold Hightower in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.^[8] He joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Josh Hemmings, a love interest for Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), in March 2017 and departed the following February.^[9][10] In May 2022, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Steve Hedges.^[11]

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