Tony Clay

Tony David Clay (born 8 August 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Callum "Halfway" Highway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2018.[1]

Tony Clay
Born
Tony David Clay

(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991
Bexley, Kent, England
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionEastEnders

Early and personal life

Clay was born in Bexley, Kent on 8 August 1991 to Christopher and Suzanne Clay. He attended the Arts Educational Schools, London and graduated with a BA in acting in 2013.[2]

Clay has been in a relationship with Olivia Griffin since August 2016.[3]

Career

Clay's first role was in a short film called An Ordinary Life in 2012. In 2017, he played the role of Woody Gilbert in the show Stan Lee's Lucky Man.[1] He has also appeared in Foyle's War and several theatre productions.[4][1]

In January 2018, Clay joined the cast of EastEnders as Callum "Halfway" Highway and is introduced as a friend of the Carter family. During his initial stint on the show, the character is decipted as a "happy-go-lucky" character who wears shabby clothing and beanie hats. Originally contracted for two months, Clay reprised the role in April 2018 and since then the character's storylines have included a relationship with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty,[5] the introduction of the Halfway's brother Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ)[6] and the character coming out as gay and beginning a relationship with Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) which has been dubbed "Ballum" by the media.[7][8]

Filmography

Theatre
Title Role
The Plough and the Stars Sergeant Tinley
Lines Locke
Albion Jason
Fifteen Minutes With You
The Wonderful World of Dissocia Goat/Violinist
A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
Earthquakes in London Colin
A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
Promise Jay 2
All My Sons Keller
Ivanov Lvov
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Lysander
The Machine Wreckers Ned Lud

Television and film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 An Ordinary Life Kieran Short film
2014 Second Coming Cash-4-Gold Sign Man
2015 Foyle's War Rex Carter Episode: "Elise"
2017 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Woody Gilbert Episode: "The Trojan Horse"
2016 Doctors William King Episode: "The Da Vinci Toad"
2018–present EastEnders Callum "Halfway" Highway Regular role
2020 EastEnders: Secrets from the Square Himself Episode: "Ben and Callum"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (with Max Bowden) Nominated

References
  1. Crick, Claire (24 January 2018). "EastEnders: Who is Tony Clay? 8 things you didn't know about Callum 'Halfway' Highway". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. "EastEnders actor Tony Clay's stunning girlfriend and life away from being Callum Highway". MyLondon. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. "Who is Tony Clay? Inside 'Ballum' actor's life away from BBC EastEnders". OK!. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. "Tony Clay". Waring and McKenna. United Kingdom. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. Haynes, Tom (24 June 2021). "Tony Clay's life away from EastEnders with stunning girlfriend". MyLondon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. Kilkelly, Daniel (28 March 2018). "EastEnders casts Him & Her star Ricky Champ as Halfway's brother Stuart". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. "EastEnders stars reveal they filmed in a bubble for Ballum wedding scenes". Digital Spy. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. "EastEnders' Max Bowden shares post celebrating 'magical' Ballum wedding and fans 'bawl their eyes out'". MyLondon. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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