Ted Reilly
British film and television actor
Ted Reilly (born 14 September 1991) is an English actor from London, who is the second actor who played the role of Johnny Carter in EastEnders from 2016 to 2018, because the original actor chose not to return, and the show's producers recast the role. Before that, however, he appeared in popular television programmes, including Casualty, Law & Order: UK, Grantchester and Call the Midwife. Reilly quit EastEnders in December 2017, and his final scenes aired on 29 January 2018.
01Career
Reilly made his acting debut during an episode on Casualty as Danni Petrovich in "Life Goes On". He later went on to appear in the short Heart of Nowhere as Dropkick 2. He has also appeared in the first ever episode of television series Suspects as Robbie Hyland in 2014. Later in the year, he appeared in Law & Order: UK as Paul Downing, Playhouse Presents for one episode as Daniel Pettigrew. He also appeared in the short Half Time and Down as Teddy, and in Grantchester as Justin during the first series' fifth episode. In 2016, he appeared as Ian Bulmer for one episode in Call the Midwife and in April made his EastEnders debut before making an appearance in the short Party Party.
Reilly made his debut appearance as Johnny Carter on 11 April 2016. The role was previously portrayed by Sam Strike.
Reilly appears as school boy Henry in LGBT short film Birthday Boy (2021) directed by NFTS alumnus Leo Lebeau.
02Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Heart of Nowhere (short) | Dropkick 2 |
| 2014 | Half Time and Down (short) | Teddy |
| Two Seas (short) | Gary | |
| 2016 | Party Party (short) | Sparks |
| 2021 | Birthday Boy (short) | Henry |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Unknown Heart | William | |
| Casualty | Danni Petrovich | Series 27, Episode 21: Life Goes On. | |
| 2014 | Suspects | Robbie Hyland | Series 1, Episode 1. |
| Law & Order: UK | Paul Downing | Series 8, Episode 2 Safe from Harm. | |
| Playhouse Presents | Daniel Pettigrew | Series 3, Episode 4 Nightshift. | |
| Grantchester | Justin | Series 1, Episode 5. | |
| 2016 | Hetty Feather | Jem Cotton | 1 Episode (Series 2 Episode 3) |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Ian Bulmer | Series 5, Episode 4. |
| 2016-2018 | EastEnders | Johnny Carter | Series regular |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ted Reilly”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Ted Reilly 2016.jpg by AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.