Simon Wicks Simon Wicks Simon "Wicksy" Wicks is a fictional character from the British BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Nick Berry between 1985 and 1990. Wicksy was introduced to take on some of the more adult storylines that had been scripted for another character, Mark Fowler; Mark's actor, David Scarboro, had left the serial prematurely due to personal problems. Wicksy was the soap's first male pin-up. An early storyline saw Wicksy perform a song in the serial, "Every Loser Wins", which was subsequently released as a single in 1986 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. One of Wicksy's
Mark Ryan (actor) He left Evita to play Mac in the SAS action film "Who Dares Wins" for director Ian Sharp. Ryan played the character of Nasir for the British TV series "Robin of Sherwood" on which he worked for three years. Nasir was the first Muslim member of the Merry Men - a concept that carried over to later productions such as and the 2006 Robin Hood TV series. In 1986, Ryan appeared in the title role in the musical "Elmer Gantry" at London's Gate Theatre and followed that with a national tour of the hit show "Guys and Dolls", playing the