A Bury actor has been honoured at the UK’s most prestigious theatre awards.
Layton Williams, who grew up on the Dicky Bird estate, has won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as an iceberg in musical parody Titanique.
Titanique also took the Noel Coward Award for best new entertainment or comedy play.
Taking to Instagram to express his delight today, Monday, Layton, 30, said: Oh my God!
"Woke up an Olivier Award winner.
"Truly 'goooed and gagged'.
"Thanks so much for all the messages of love and support.
"I’m beyond humbled and proud."
Layton, who is known for his role as Stephen Carmicheal in TV show, Bad Education, appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023 and also played the lead character in the West End production, Everybody's Talking About Jamie.
He is a former Broad Oak High School student and Carol Godby Theatre Workshop pupil.
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Elsewhere at the awards, Dame Imelda Staunton won a fifth Olivier, and US actor John Lithgow took aim at the Trump administration, as he picked up an honour.
Harry Potter and The Crown star Dame Imelda, 69, took home her latest Olivier on Sunday, this time for best actress in a musical for the London revival of classic musical Hello, Dolly!, about a middle-aged widow trying to marry a millionaire.
The biggest winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards were the musical version of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, a revival of Fiddler On The Roof, and Giant, about children’s author Roald Dahl grappling with whether to make a public apology for an article deemed anti-Semitic.
They earned three awards each, with Giant winning best new play, best actor for Lithgow, who plays Dahl, and best actor in a supporting role for English actor Elliot Levey.
On stage, the 79-year-old Conclave star told the audience that he wanted to “assure you that the special relationship is still firmly intact”, between the UK and the US, after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on British exports.
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