Billy Price (actor)

William Price (born 22 April 2000) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Sid Sumner in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Prior to joining Hollyoaks, Price appeared in various theatre productions including Goodnight Mister Tom and To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Billy Price
Born
William Price

(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Other namesBilly Price
EducationActors Studio - Based at Pinewood Studios
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionHollyoaks

Early life

William Price was born on 22 April 2000 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. He has stated that his first interest in acting was when he was 10, and saw a production of Billy Elliot the Musical; he turned to his mother and stated that he wanted to pursue acting, and signed up for an audition on the way out.[1] Until the age of 18, Price competed in Cricket and Rugby tournaments, but chose to pursue acting as a career.[1]

Career

Price made his professional acting debut in 2012, in a production of Peter Pan as Lost Boy.[2] He then appeared in various West End theatre productions, such as Goodnight Mister Tom in 2012,[3] where he played the role of Zach.[4] He also starred in a touring production of To Kill a Mocking Bird as Jem from 2014 to 2015.[5] Price has stated that this production "set in stone" the idea that he wanted to be an actor, and that it helped to "sculpt" his acting skills.[1] From 2018 to 2019, Price appeared in the Nickelodeon comedy series SHHH! as Jack. He also starred in the award-winning short film Patsy.[1] Later that year, he was cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Sid Sumner.[6] Price was initially cast in a guest role, but was later promoted to a series regular.[7]

Stage
Year Title Role Venue
2012 Peter Pan Lost Boy Harlow Playhouse Theatre
2012 Oliver! Charley Bates Rhodes Theatre
2013 Goodnight Mister Tom Zach Phoenix Theatre & UK No.1 Tour
2014–2015 To Kill a Mockingbird Jem Regents Park Open Theatre, The Barbican & UK No.1 Tour

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2018–2019 SHHH! Jack Main role
2019 Funky Line Greg Short film
2019 Patsy Toby Short film
2019–present Hollyoaks Sid Sumner Series regular
2020 Out Etc. Elliott Short film
2020 Anomalous: The Birth Matthew Williams Film

References
  1. "Billy Price". TresA. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Billy Price – Spotlight". Spotlight. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Goodnight Mister Tom – review". The Guardian. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "Goodnight Mister Tom, Phoenix Theatre, London, review". Daily Telegraph. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "Review: To Kill a Mockingbird". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. Lamacraft, Tess (30 April 2019). "Hollyoaks spoilers: Look who's back! Russ's sister, Nicole Owen, makes a surprise return to Chester". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. Kilkelly, Daniel (17 October 2019). "Hollyoaks promotes Stuart Sumner's son Sid to show regular". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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