William Price (born 22 April 2000) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Sid Sumner in the

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''. Prior to joining ''Hollyoaks'', Price appeared in various theatre productions including '' Goodnight Mister Tom'' and ''

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''. For his role as Sid, he was nominated for a National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance.

Early life

William Price was born on 22 April 2000 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. He attended Northgate End primary school and

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. He has stated that his first interest in acting was when he was 10, and saw a production of ''

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''; he turned to his mother and stated that he wanted to pursue acting, and signed up for an audition for an acting school on the way out. Until the age of 18, Price competed in

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and rugby tournaments, but chose to pursue acting as a career.

Career

Price made his professional acting debut in 2012, in a production of '' Peter Pan'' as Lost Boy. He then appeared in various

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productions, such as '' Goodnight Mister Tom'' in 2012, where he played the role of Zach. He also starred in a touring production of '' To Kill a Mocking Bird'' as Jem from 2014 to 2015. Price has stated that this production "set in stone" the idea that he wanted to be an actor, and that it helped to "sculpt" his acting skills. From 2018 to 2019, Price appeared in the

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comedy series ''SHHH!'' as Jack. He also starred in the award-winning short film ''Patsy''. Later that year, he was cast in the

soap opera ''

'' as guest character Sid Sumner. Following his guest appearance, he auditioned for two roles on the

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''; Hunter Owen and Bobby Beale. He explained that he made it "quite far" into the audition process, but other actors were chosen. Days later, his character on ''Hollyoaks'' was promoted to a series regular. In 2021, he received a shortlist nomination for Serial Drama Performance at the 26th National Television Awards for his portrayal of Sid. Price made the decision to leave ''Hollyoaks'' in 2022. Then in March 2023, he portrayed Kyle Mainwaring in an episode of the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''.

Stage

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Billy 2000 births Living people English male child actors English male soap opera actors Male actors from Hertfordshire People from Bishop's Stortford Actors from East Hertfordshire District