Biography
Billy Fane is an English actor. He is known for playing Mr Braithwaite in the film Billy Elliot (2000) and for his long-running role as Geoff Keegan in the BBC television series Byker Grove (1989–2000).
Fane appeared in other films including Purely Belter (2000) and Young Hearts Run Free (2011), and in the television series Heartbeat (2001). He has performed in pantomimes across the North East of England.
After his acting career, Fane worked as a special-needs coordinator at New College Durham and with inmates at Castington Young Offenders Institution.
