Career
He has appeared in Just William (1977). The British Broadcasting Corporation drama Secret Army (1978). Bergerac (1981) and the detective series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985).
Theatre work includes.
Doctor Watson in A Study in Scarlet, Jack Favell in Rebecca and Charles Condomine in Blithe Spirit. Boyde is most famous for playing the role of James Willmott-Brown, the owner of the Dagmar winebar, in the British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera EastEnders (1986-1989.
1992). His character became one of the soap"s most renowned villains after raping barmaid Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) in 1988.
One of his most recent roles was playing Tim the public landlord in the Johnny Vaughan cult sitcom "Orrible in 2001. In 2004 Boyde guest starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure, The Harvest.
He now mainly does voice-overs for radio and television advertisements.
