Michael Byers (actor)

Michael Byers is a Northern Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Liam in The Basil Brush Show.^[1] Having graduated from the University of St Andrews, his first television appearance was as Brendan Shepherd in Hollyoaks,^[2] before playing a fairy named Storm in several episodes of The Mysti Show on CBBC. Michael was then cast as Liam in The Basil Brush Show in 2006, replacing Mr Stephen as the wise-cracking fox's sidekick and flatmate. Making his debut at the start of the fifth series, he has appeared in 26 episodes of the BAFTA-nominated show to date.

Michael Byers
Born	Northern Ireland
Alma mater	University of St Andrews

In 2007, he worked with critically acclaimed director Stephen Poliakoff, starring as artist Zach in the BBC One film Capturing Mary,^[3] alongside Dame Maggie Smith, David Walliams, and Ruth Wilson.

In 2022, Byers appeared as Officer Lennox in two episodes of the third season of the hit Channel 4 teen sitcom Derry Girls.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002–2003	Hollyoaks	Brendan Shepherd	3 episodes
2004	The Mysti Show	Storm	3 episodes
2006	The Message	Boyfriend	Episode: 1.1
2006–2007	The Basil Brush Show	Liam	26 episodes
2007	Capturing Mary	Zach	TV movie
2012	Holby City	Owen Maxwell	Episode: "The Third Way"
2013	Chuggington	Jackman (voice)	30 episodes
2014	Law & Order: UK	Robert Page	Episode: "Repeat to Fade"
2015	Doctors	Patch O'Hanlon	Episode: "Boom Banger"
2019		Adam Lowry	Episode: "Grasp the Thorn"
2022	Derry Girls	Officer Lennox	Episode: 3.1 "The Night Before"
2022	Derry Girls	Officer Lennox	Episode: 3.7 "The Agreement"
2022	Hope Street (TV series)	Gregory Saunders	Episode: 2.2

References

1. "The Basil Brush Show : Childrens". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
2. "Cast and credits of Hollyoaks". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
3. "BBC - Press Office - Capturing Mary: Cast and production credits". Retrieved 23 July 2023.

External links

• http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2007/11/04/basil-s-mate-will-not-swap-roles-78057-20058403/
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2554071/