15 Facts About Adam Woodyatt

1.

Adam Brinley Woodyatt was born on 28 June 1968 and is an English actor.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,116
2.

Adam Woodyatt is known for his role as Ian Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which he played between 1985 and 2021.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,117
3.

Adam Woodyatt was educated at two independent schools: Forest School, on the edge of Epping Forest, in Walthamstow in north east London, where he shared classes with comedy writer Sharat Sardana and cricket captain Nasser Hussain; and the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,118
4.

Aged 13, Adam Woodyatt appeared on stage at the National Theatre in Tom Stoppard's play On the Razzle.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,119
5.

Adam Woodyatt then put his acting career on hiatus and worked as a butcher in Wales for a brief period, before joining the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,120
6.

Not expecting to stay much beyond the first year, Adam Woodyatt has become the longest-serving male cast member in EastEnders.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,121
7.

Adam Woodyatt has appeared as a guest personality on several BBC game shows and charity fundraisers, including A Question of Sport, Robot Wars and Children in Need.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,122
8.

In 2015, Adam Woodyatt played the henchman of the Wicked Queen in a pantomime production of Snow White at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,123
9.

In November 2021, Adam Woodyatt was announced as one of the two annual late entrants during the twenty-first series of I'm a Celebrity.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,124
10.

Adam Woodyatt was eliminated on day 18 from Gwrych Castle in Wales on December 10th, 2021, finishing in sixth place.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,125
11.

Adam Woodyatt is a photographer, a hobby he took up while performing On The Razzle at the National Theatre when he was 13 years old.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,126
12.

On 8 April 1998, Adam Woodyatt married dancer Beverley Sharp in a private ceremony at Disney World, Florida.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,127
13.

On 21 August 2020, it was revealed that Adam Woodyatt had decided to separate from Sharp the previous year, after more than twenty years of marriage.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,128
14.

Adam Woodyatt is a supporter of Liverpool FC and has been described by Digital Spy as a "huge sci-fi fanatic".

FactSnippet No. 2,072,129
15.

Adam Woodyatt was involved in launching an Aid for Haiti event at Coventry's Ricoh Arena in February 2010, with many of his actor colleagues posing for photographs, signing autographs, and providing items for an auction, which raised £30,000.

FactSnippet No. 2,072,130