Ricky Champ

Ricky Champ (born 1 July 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Paul Parker in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her,^[1] and Stuart Highway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Champ has also appeared in Crims,^[2] Plebs,^[3] and the sixth series of HBO series Game of Thrones where he played Gatins.^[4] In 2023, he joined the West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Apollo theatre.^[5]

Ricky Champ
Born	(1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 44) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Known for	EastEnders Him & Her
Spouse	Samantha Gilbert ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	2

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Driving Lessons	Tough Looking Man
2007	Hotel Very Welcome	Josh
2013	The World's End	Big Ugly Bastard
	Titus	Not Malick
2015	Mortdecai	Sergei
	A Royal Night Out	Tough Soldier
2016	AmStarDam	Branislav
2017	Lost in London	Cab Driver
2025	A Working Man	Nestor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Family Affairs	Geoff Hardcastle	2 episodes
2006	The Bill	Barney Ford	Episode: "The Wrong Man"
2009	EastEnders	Photographer
	Doc Martin	Paramedic	Episode: "Better the Devil"
2010	Rev.	Scaffolder	Episode #1.1
	Law & Order: UK	Rob Denton	Episode: "Broken"
2010–2013	Him & Her	Paul	23 episodes
2012	The Royal Bodyguard	Lock	Episode: "The Royal Art of Blackmail"
	Casualty	Mark Burton	Episode: "Appropriate Force"
	Dead Boss	Frank	6 episodes
2013–2014	Youngers	Clint	9 episodes
2015	Crims	Creg	6 episodes
	Jekyll and Hyde	One Eye	2 episodes
	Peter and Wendy	Bill Dukes/ Malik	Television film
2016	Plebs	Hector	Episode: "The Crimewave"
	Game of Thrones	Gatins	Episodes: "The Broken Man" and "No One"
2017	Tracey Ullman's Show	Various	3 episodes
	Harlots	Hay	Episode #1.3
	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Bill Martin	Episode: "The Fallen Angel"
	Absentia	Charles Avallone	3 episodes
2018	Grandpa's Great Escape	Gravedigger Butch	Television film
2018–2022	EastEnders	Stuart Highway	Main role
2024	Suspect	Carter	Episode: "Alistair"
	The Decameron	Mangy Bandit	2 episodes
	Piglets	Daz	6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bad Boy	Shortlisted	[6]
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	Nominated	[7]
2019	24th National Television Awards	Newcomer	Nominated	[8]
	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actor	Nominated	[9]
	The British Soap Awards	Villain of the Year	Nominated	[10]
	The British Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Nominated	[10]
	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bad Boy	Shortlisted	[11]
2020	Inside Soap Awards	Funniest Performance	Nominated	[12]
2021	Inside Soap Awards	Best Partnership (shared with Tanya Franks)	Nominated	[13]