An EastEnders actor has explained how one encounter led to a huge career. Businessman turned actor Terry Stone was known for launching One Nation, Garage Nation and Rave Nation but soon found himself acting alongside a string of huge names. The 53-year-old started his acting career in the 2003 movie Hell to Pay, alongside the likes of Bill Murray and notorious gangster and actor, Dave Courtney .
But while most actors spend years trying to bag a part after drama school, Terry admits that it was an unexpected encounter which saw him land a stellar career away from the rave scene. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror ahead of his decision to come out of retirement for United Nation at XOYO this weekend, Terry revealed that a former writer had offered him a part in a movie. "I did a little part in this film and met a few actors who'd been in Snatch, which at the time was a massive movie," he said.
Terry continued: "This film was when I sold the business, it happened in that period. A few of the character said to me 'You should have a go at this, you've got a bit of a natural talent for it,' so I thought it sounded cool – why not? "I said 'Well how can I become an actor?' and they said 'Well you've done your first part, most actors never get to do a part in a film, so you've got a shortcut from drama school,' it was a bit of luck but I got some pictures done and reached out to some acting agents, got represented and I got two episodes of EastEnders ." Terry continued: "It was Nove.