Bruce Byron


Bruce Michael Byron is an English actor best known for his role as DC List of [The Bill characters #Terry Perkins|Terry Perkins] in The Bill. He originally followed a career in music, before started acting at 20.

Biography

Byron moved to Australia drilling for oil and gas in the Cooper Basin, then came back to England but could not get a place at drama school. Eventually, he was accepted for ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Films he has appeared in include The Messenger: [The Story of Joan of Arc], From Hell and, most notably, The Mummy Returns where he played List of [The Mummy characters#Red Willits|Red Willits]. He also appeared in Heartbeat in 1998 and as Robbie Jackson's father Gary Bolton in EastEnders in 2001.
He married Dr Tanya Byron in Barnet, London, in 1997. He has two children with her: Lily and Jack.
Byron made a series of guest appearances in The Bill, the last of which in 2003 as DC Terry Perkins from neighbouring station Barton Street, led to him joining the series full-time as the same character; he played Terry for seven years until the show ended in 2010.
He also played Phil Dans in Casualty on 10 March and 17 March 2012, series 26; episode 26 and episode 31.

Filmography