Paul Nicholls

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Paul Nicholls

Birth name	Paul Greenhalgh
Born	12 April 1979 Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Notable roles	Joe Wicks (Eastenders) Terry Sydenham (City Central)

Paul Nicholls (born Paul Greenhalgh on 12 April 1979) is an English actor. One of his earliest well-known roles was as Joe Wicks in EastEnders, which he played from 1996 to 1997. Following this, he appeared in City Central as PC Terry Sydenham from 1998 to 1999.

Recent TV appearances include the 2003 BBC adaptations of The Canterbury Tales with Julie Walters and as notorious art thief Adam Rice in the final episode in series 3 of Hustle (TV series).

Film appearances include World War I drama The Trench (1999), Trevor Bentham's adaptation of the 1776 play The Clandestine Marriage (1999), Nick Love's Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001), If Only (2004) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).

His first significant stage role was as Billy Fisher in a 1998 production of Billy Liar at the Bush Theatre, London. His West End debut was as Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night at the Lyric. Subsequent London stage appearances include Vincent in Brixton at the Royal National Theatre and a return to the Lyric in Festen in January 2005. He was due to play a leading role in the Donmar Warehouse's 2006 production of Phaedra, but had to withdraw with a severe throat infection.