Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 November 1989 | ||
Place of birth | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:19, 27 January 2010 (UTC) |
Edward William J. Savage (born 15 November 1989) is an English footballer and former child actor.
Early life
Edward William J. Savage was born in 1989 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Career
Savage played Steven Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, taking over the role from Stuart Stevens. Savage left EastEnders when his character was written out in 2002.[1]
Savage ended his acting career, opting for football. He played football for Wycombe Wanderers alongside his older brother Andrew, and attended John Hampden Grammar School. He also enjoys judo. He picked up the Alan Henry Gillot Award for the Best Youth Team Player, presented by Ian Culverhouse. His senior career was cut short after two seasons, following eight unsuccessful operations on a dislocated kneecap.[2]
References
- ^ Harris, Jamie (25 April 2014). "EastEnders' Aaron Sidwell rules out return for Steven Beale". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Isaacson, Bea (22 December 2021). "The EastEnders child star who went on to become a footballer before shunning the limelight". My London. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
External links
- 1989 births
- English male soap opera actors
- Living people
- Footballers from High Wycombe
- English male child actors
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- People educated at John Hampden Grammar School
- Male actors from High Wycombe
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- British television actor, 1980s birth stubs