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Bruce Byron
Born	Bruce Michael Byron (1959-03-13)13 March 1959 (age 66) Fulham, London, England
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Tanya Sichel ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2

Bruce Michael Byron (born 13 March 1959) is an English actor best known for his role as DCTerry Perkins inThe Bill. He originally followed a career in music, before started acting at 20.

Byron moved to Australia drilling for oil and gas in theCooper Basin, then came back to England but could not get a place at drama school. Eventually, he was accepted forARTTS International inBubwith,East Riding of Yorkshire.

Films he has appeared in includeThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc,From Hell and, most notably,The Mummy Returns where he playedRed Willits. He also appeared inHeartbeat in 1998 and asRobbie Jackson's father Gary Bolton inEastEnders in 2001.

He married DrTanya Byron (presenter of BBC'sLittle Angels andThe House of Tiny Tearaways and daughter of directorJohn Sichel) inBarnet, London, in 1997. He has two children with her: Lily (born 1995) and Jack (born 1998).

Byron made a series of guest appearances inThe Bill, the last of which in 2003 as DC Terry Perkins from neighbouring station Barton Street, led to him joining the series full-time as the same character; he played Terry for seven years until the show ended in 2010.

He also played Phil Dans inCasualty on 10 March and 17 March 2012, series 26; episode 26 and episode 31.

• Bruce Byron atIMDb

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