James Bye

James Edward Bye (born 23 February 1984) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Martin Fowler in EastEnders since 2014.

Bye attended The Hurst Community College- a secondary school in Baughurst. He later went on to study at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke

Bye's first acting appearance was in The Bill as Tom Burrows in 2006. He later went on to appear in Cemetery Junction in 2010 credited as "Tough Guy in Club". It was not until 2013 when Bye returned as a credited role in Hummingbird as "Football Supporter 2". Later in that same year, he starred in The Great Train Robbery as John Daley. The following year, he appeared in The Hooligan Factory as Pete the Killer.

In October 2014, it was announced that Bye would be taking over the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. Since his debut in the show, his storylines have included: a relationship with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner); believing that Stacey's son Arthur is his; having to cope with Stacey's bipolar disorder; suffering from a car crash with Arthur, and discovering that his character's friend Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) is in fact Arthur's father.

Bye married Victoria Bye; the couple have three sons.