1. Adam Brinley Woodyatt was born on 28 June 1968 and is an English actor.
15 Facts About Adam Woodyatt
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Adam Woodyatt is known for his role as Ian Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role he has portrayed since the show's inception in 1985.
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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.
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Aged 13, Adam Woodyatt appeared on stage at the National Theatre in Tom Stoppard's play On the Razzle.
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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 in the role of Ian Beale.
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Not expecting to stay much beyond the first year, Adam Woodyatt has become the longest-serving male cast member in EastEnders.
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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.
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In 2015, Adam Woodyatt played the henchman of the Wicked Queen in a pantomime production of Snow White at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre.
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Adam Woodyatt returned on a permanent basis in August 2023, alongside the character's wife Cindy Beale who was supposedly killed off 25 years prior.
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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.
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Adam Woodyatt was eliminated on day 18 from Gwrych Castle in Wales on 10 December 2021, finishing in sixth place.
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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.
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On 8 April 1998, Adam Woodyatt married dancer Beverley Sharp in a private ceremony at Disney World, Florida.
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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.
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Adam Woodyatt is a supporter of Liverpool FC and has been described by Digital Spy as a "huge sci-fi fanatic".