James Edward Bye (born 23 February 1984) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Martin Fowler in ''

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'' since 2014. He competed in the twentieth series of ''

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''.

Early and Personal life

Bye was born on 23 February 1984 in

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. He attended

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, a secondary school in Baughurst. He later went on to study at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke. Bye is married to wife Victoria Bye; the couple have three sons.

Career

Bye's first acting appearance was in ''The Bill'' as Tom Burrows in 2006. He later went on to appear in '' Cemetery Junction'' in 2010, with later appearances in films ''

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'' (2013) and '' The Great Train Robbery'' (2013). Then in 2014, he appeared in ''

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'' as Pete the Killer. In October 2014, Bye was cast in the role of Martin Fowler in the

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soap opera ''

''. On 12 August 2022, it was announced that Bye would be competing in the twentieth series of ''

''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bye, James 1984 births 21st-century English male actors English male soap opera actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from Hampshire Participants in British reality television series People from Basingstoke