Nick Berry Nick Berry Nicholas Berry (born 16 April 1963) is an English actor and pop singer. He is best known for his roles as Simon Wicks in "EastEnders" from 1985 to 1990 and a one-off appearance in 2012 , and as PC Nick Rowan in "Heartbeat" from 1992 to 1998. He sang UK chart singles with "Every Loser Wins" in 1986, which went to number one, and the theme song from "Heartbeat", a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Heartbeat", in 1992. Berry started acting at the age of eight. After attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London he played
Simon Wicks the highest climbing chart single ever until 2001, when it was eclipsed by "It's the Way You Make Me Feel" by Steps (which climbed from 72-2). "Every Loser Wins" sold over a million copies and earned composer Simon May an Ivor Novello award. The song "also provided levity" on-screen, when it was used as Lofty Holloway's break-up song after Michelle Fowler had jilted him at the altar. Although the plot produced two hit singles in the real world, the actual storyline was not a great success with viewers. "EastEnders" creators Julia Smith and Tony Holland both felt it lacked credibility