Biography
Clay Milner Russell, also credited as Clay Russell, is an English actor. Born on 25 July 1999 in Tower Hamlets, London, he began his career with appearances in short films including The Parachutist (2013) and Graffiti (2016).
Russell is known for playing Bobby Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2019 to 2024, becoming the fifth actor to portray the character. He has also appeared as Bailey in the film County Lines (2019) and is due to play Laertes in Hamnet (2025). For his performance in EastEnders, he received a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Inside Soap Awards in 2020.
