Maddy Hill

Madeleine Kate Hayley Hill (born 19 March 1990) is an English actress, known for her roles as Nancy Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ruby Spark in the BBC medical drama Casualty.

Career Hill trained at Rose Bruford College drama school. Her first credited acting role was a two episode guest appearance in ITV drama Whitechapel during the third series. She then appeared as a checkout girl in the 2013 film uwantme2killhim? and in the stage productions of As You Like it and The Meeting Place as Phoebe and George respectively.

In October 2013, it was announced that Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright had been cast as Mick and Linda Carter and that they would be taking over The Queen Victoria pub. At the end of the month, it was announced that Mick and Linda's children, Nancy and Johnny, would be played by Hill and Sam Strike respectively. Speaking of her casting Hill said; "I feel incredibly privileged to have been given such an amazing opportunity and I can't wait to start work with such a talented cohort of actors." In 2016, Hill took part in a celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off in aid of Sport Relief. In January 2018, Hill was cast in the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Ruby Spark, a paramedic. Hill began filming in February and her first episode was broadcast on 14 July 2018. In 2020, she departed from her role, with her final scenes airing on 18 April 2020. In February 2021, it was announced that she would be reprising her role of Nancy in EastEnders later in the year.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2012 Whitechapel Lara Lawrence 2 episodes 2013 Uwantme2killhim? Checkout girl Film 2014–2016, 2021–2022, 2024, 2026 EastEnders Nancy Carter Series regular 2014 MasterChef Herself Guest 2016 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Herself Contestant 2016 Father Brown Hannah Parkin Episode: "The Star of Jacob" 2018–2020 Casualty Ruby Spark Series regular

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2012 As You Like It Phoebe 2013 The Meeting Place George 2016 Imogen Imogen Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

Awards and nominations Year Organisation Award Work Result Ref. 2014 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nancy Carter in EastEnders Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer TV Choice Awards Best Newcomer Telly Spy Awards Best Newcomer Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Newcomer 2015 National Television Awards Best Newcomer Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership Nancy Carter and Tamwar Masood in EastEnders