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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]

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Tony Clay
Born	Tony David Clay (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 31) Bexley, Kent, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Television	EastEnders

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). Ben and Callum were married in May 2021. [7][8]

Filmography

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"
2018–present	EastEnders	Callum "Halfway" Highway	Regular role
2020	EastEnders: Secrets from the Square	Himself	Episode: "Ben and Callum"

Stage

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Director	Author/Playwright
2016	The Plough and the Stars	Sergeant Tinley	Abbey Theatre / US Tour	Sean Holmes (theatre director)	Seán O'Casey
2015	Lines	Locke	The Yard Theatre	Jay Miller	Pamela Carter
2014	Albion	Jason	Bush Theatre	Ria Parry	Chris Thompson
20??	Fifteen Minutes With You		Wimbledon College of Arts	Dan Bird
20??	The Wonderful World of Dissocia	Goat/Violinist	Arts Educational Schools	Will Oldroyd	Anthony Neilson
20??	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander	Arts Educational Schools	John Abbott	William Shakespeare
20??	Earthquakes in London	Colin	Arts Educational Schools	Dan Bird	Mike Bartlett (playwright)
20??	Promise	Jay 2	Arts Educational Schools	Cressida Brown
20??	All My Sons	Keller	Arts Educational Schools	Janette Smith	Arthur Miller
20??	Ivanov	Lvov	Arts Educational Schools	Gareth Farr	Anton Chekhov
20??	Someone Who'll Watch Over Me	Edward	Arts Educational Schools	John Abbott	Frank McGuinness
2009	The Machine Wreckers	Ned Lud	Miskin Theatre	Nick Bagnall	Ernst Toller

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Inside Soap Awards	Funniest Male	Nominated	[9]
2018	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Shortlisted	[10]
2018	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	Nominated	[11]
2018	Digital Spy Reader Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	Seventh	[12]
2020	Inside Soap Awards	Best Partnership (shared with Max Bowden)	Nominated	[13]
2020	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Soap Partnership (shared with Bowden)	Nominated	[14]
2020	Digital Spy Reader Awards	Best Couple (shared with Bowden)	Won	[15]
2021	The Version Soap Awards	Best Couple (shared with Bowden)	Won	[16]
2021	26th National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance	Nominated	[17]
2021	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Soap Partnership (shared with Bowden)	Nominated	[18]

References

External links

• Tony Clay at IMDb 

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