Stephen Billington

Stephen Billington (born 10 December 1964 ) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Greg Kelly in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, for which he won the 1999 British Soap Award for Villain of the Year.

Career Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Billington trained at the Drama Centre London, and was an unknown when chosen from hundreds who auditioned to play the lead part of Lysander Hawkley in The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997). He has gone on to work with many leading film directors, including Peter Greenaway, Franco Zeffirelli, and Mel Gibson. He also now teaches at the London School of Dramatic Art, the Drama Centre London, In 2013, he joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks playing Danny Lomax.

Personal life

By 2026, Billington was attempting to launch a bed and breakfast establishment in Piedmont, Italy. His efforts are documented in some episodes of Channel 4's daytime lifestyle television series A New Life in the Sun.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1995 Braveheart Phillip 2002 Resident Evil Mr. White 2002 Callas Forever Brendan 2003 Dracula II: Ascension Dracula II 2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish Tulse Luper 2005 The Prophecy: Uprising Ion 2005 Dracula III: Legacy Dracula II 2005 A Life in Suitcases Tulse Luper 2007 Northern Cowboys Deano 2007 Oh Happy Day David 2007 Exitz Theo 2007 The Un-Gone Julian Salinger Short2010 Exorcismus Christopher 2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Beach 2015 Angel Blunt

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1999 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Coronation Street