Nicholas Bailey

Nicholas Richard Bailey
Born (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971
Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
EducationOld Swinford Hospital School
The Blue Coat School, Edgbaston
Cherry Orchard, Birmingham
OccupationActor
Known forPortraying Anthony Trueman in EastEnders
Notable workEastEnders, The Archers, Macbeth, King Lear

Nicholas Richard Bailey (born 5 July 1971 in Birmingham) is a British actor, best known for his role as Anthony Trueman in the soap opera EastEnders. He also participated in the 2006 series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. He attended Old Swinford Hospital School, Stourbridge, The Blue Coat School, Edgbaston, Birmingham and Cherry Orchard, also in Birmingham.

Bailey has also performed in numerous theatre productions, with roles including, Macduff in Macbeth at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester, October 2014; Robert Mugabe's security officer Gabriel in Breakfast with Mugabe, and The Duke of Burgundy in Richard Eyre's production of King Lear at the National Theatre in London. In 2012, Bailey joined the cast of BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers as Carl.