Gregory Finnegan
British actor
Gregory Finnegan is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr Alex Arnott in EastEnders and as James Nightingale in Hollyoaks.
Career
Finnegan studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. His first television acting role was as Gabriel Brennan on the Sky One drama Is Harry on the Boat?. He later appeared in the film Winter Solstice and on the Channel 4 drama The Courtroom.
Finnegan also made appearances on Mile High, Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures , the Crime drama The Last Detective as well as the BBC One show Spooks. Finnegan joined the cast of Family Affairs in 2005 as Nigel Dudley. Afterwards, he played the role of Terry in the short drama Fuse and in Blitz as a computer Geek. He played the role of Dr Alex Arnott for one episode of EastEnders, making an appearance on Doctors as Duncan Montague in 2011 and David Hewitt in 2012. Finnegan appeared in Valentine's Kiss as Henry Kendrick and as Owen Stanway in Casualty.
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