"Following the launch, both group discussions and telephone surveys were conducted to test audience reaction to early episodes. Detailed reactions were taken after six months and since then regular monitoring was conducted. Press coverage of ""EastEnders"", which was already intense, went into overdrive once the show was broadcast. With public interest so high, the media began investigating the private lives of the show's popular stars. Within days, the scandalous headline the producers had all dreaded appeared—""EASTENDERS STAR IS A KILLER"". This referred to Leslie Grantham, and his prison sentence for the murder of a taxi driver in an attempted robbery"
"Eddie Eyre Eddie Eyre (born Eddie Wilson on 24 July 1988) is a British actor who is best known for his role in Eastenders as Josh Hemmings. He was trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Eyre was educated at Abingdon School from 1999 to 2006. His stage career began at The Old Vic, where he took part in the ""24 Hour Plays"", an event hosted by Kevin Spacey that has included actors such as Lily Cole, Catherine Tate, Douglas Booth and Kaya Scodelario. Other stage performances include Yakov in Headlong's production of ""The Seagull"", Henry Crawford"
"based on a screenplay by Richard La Plante. Garey Bridges Garey Bridges (born 11 August 1969 in London, England) is a British actor, best known for playing the role of Lloyd Tavernier in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". He originally trained to be a dancer and performed with Wayne Sleep in ""The Hot Show Shoe"". However, he was told at fourteen that he was too short and this prompted him to change his profession to acting. His first notable role came in 1988, when he appeared in an episode of ITV's ""Dramarama"" entitled ""Bogeymen"". The following year he appeared in"
"Scott Maslen Scott Alexander Maslen (born 25 June 1971) is an English actor and model, best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV's ""The Bill"" and Jack Branning on the BBC's flagship soap ""EastEnders"". He also took part in the 2010 series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"" and the 2015 series of ""Celebrity MasterChef"". He portrayed Claude Speed in the live action trailer for Grand Theft Auto 2 in 1999. Maslen was born in Woolwich, London, England on 25 June 1971. As a young boy Maslen admired the Royal Marines and attended Bromley Marines Cadets on a Monday"
"Garey Bridges Garey Bridges (born 11 August 1969 in London, England) is a British actor, best known for playing the role of Lloyd Tavernier in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". He originally trained to be a dancer and performed with Wayne Sleep in ""The Hot Show Shoe"". However, he was told at fourteen that he was too short and this prompted him to change his profession to acting. His first notable role came in 1988, when he appeared in an episode of ITV's ""Dramarama"" entitled ""Bogeymen"". The following year he appeared in the BBC medical television series, Casualty (1989) and"
"David Zayas David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series ""Dexter"", Osborne the cop in ""Rounders"" (1998), Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series ""Oz"", Lou the bodega owner in ""Annie"" (2014) and Sal Maroni on Fox's series ""Gotham"". Zayas was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and raised in The Bronx, New York. Zayas joined the United States Air Force at age 19 and was a police officer with the New York City Police Department for almost 15 years. His experience as a"
"Scottish actress Joanna Vanderham. In August 2017 Emun played Andrew Brenner in The BBC1 drama ""Trust Me"" alongside Jodie Whittaker. Emun Elliott Emun Elliott is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in ""Paradox"", Richie in ""Threesome"" and John Moray in ""The Paradise"". Elliott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland as Emun Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent and his mother is Scottish. He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. He dropped out of university after a year, and"
"Emun Elliott Emun Elliott is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in ""Paradox"", Richie in ""Threesome"" and John Moray in ""The Paradise"". Elliott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland as Emun Mohammadi. His father is of Persian descent and his mother is Scottish. He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen. He dropped out of university after a year, and went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Elliott's television credits include ""Monarch of the"
"at the British Soap Awards in 2013. David Witts David Peter S. Witts (born 30 June 1991) is a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Joey Branning in the long-running British television soap opera, ""EastEnders"", in which he appeared from 2012 to 2013. Witts attended Southend High School for Boys, where he first discovered his passion for acting. For a number of years, he trained with the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Following a short period of working as a barman, Witts appeared in numerous theatre productions, including ""Wild Boyz"", ""The"
"Tommy Eytle Thomas Daniel Hicks Eytle (16 July 1926 – 19 June 2007) was a Guyanese calypso musician and actor. Although born in Guyana, Eytle's career was based in the United Kingdom, where he lived after emigrating in 1951. Eytle's career began in the 1950s. He initially found success playing African and Caribbean music with his calypso band. He continued to perform musically until the mid-1990s. He had many roles on television, radio, film and stage, but he was most famous for playing the role of Jules Tavernier in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" from 1990 to 1997. Eytle was"
"1990. Epps co-produced, along with Marlon and Shawn Wayans, the 1997−99 theme song used for the sitcom ""The Wayans Brothers"". Omar Epps Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, songwriter and record producer. His film roles include ""Juice"", ""Higher Learning"", ""The Wood"", ""In Too Deep"" and ""Love and Basketball"". His television work includes the role of Dr. Dennis Gant on the medical drama series ""ER"", J. Martin Bellamy in ""Resurrection"" and Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series ""House"" from 2004 to 2012. Epps was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents divorced"
"""EastEnders"" provides ""more opportunities for audience identification with its characters, hence a wider appeal."" Trevor Phillips, CRE chair, said: ""balanced representation of ethnic minority communities in the media matters. The industry has a key part to play in this, it is a powerful tool and can go a long way towards helping to build an integrated society."" Ganatra, who appeared in ""Bride and Prejudice"" and ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"", was cast in the role of Masood Ahmed. Ganatra had never acted in a soap before his role in ""EastEnders"". He commented: ""I have grown up with this show and"
"Paul Moriarty (actor) Paul Moriarty (born 19 May 1946) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Det. Sgt. Jake Barrett in the ITV police series ""The Gentle Touch"" (1980–84) and George Palmer in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" (1996–98). Known for having a strong cockney accent, Moriarty has often been cast in police or criminal roles and has played police officers in ten different television shows throughout his career. Moriarty was born and raised in London, England. His acting career began in the early-1970s when he had recurring roles in the drama serial ""Seven Days In The"
"Paul J. Medford Paul James Medford is a British actor and performer of Barbadian descent. He is best known for playing the role of Kelvin Carpenter in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" from the show's inception in 1985 to 1987. He has since appeared in numerous West End musicals, including a long stage run in the hit show ""Five Guys Named Moe"". Medford attended the Barbara Speake stage school and the Italia Conti Academy for ten years. He appeared in several feature films and television programmes, including ""Return of the Saint"" (1978) and ""The Professionals"" (1983). In 1985 Medford became"
"the 'Best Young Actor' category in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He won the award in 2006, losing out to ""Coronation Street"" star Sam Aston in 2005, ""Emmerdale"" star Eden Taylor-Draper in 2007,""EastEnders"" star Jamie Borthwick in 2008, ""EastEnders"" star Maisie Smith in 2009,""Coronation Street"" star Alexander Bain in 2011, ""Eastenders"" star Lorna Fitzgerald in 2012 and ""Emmerdale"" star Eden Taylor-Drapper in 2013. he won the 'best young performance' award in 2014. Ellis Hollins Ellis Hollins (born 14 November 1999) is a British Soap Award-winning actor. He is best known for playing the role of Tom"
"Brother"" housemate Marc O'Neill. He entered the house on Day 1. He was the sixth housemate to be evicted on Day 25. John Partridge is an English actor who is known best for playing Christian Clarke in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" regularly from 2007 to 2012, and then again in 2014 and 2015 for two guest appearances. He entered the house on Day 1 but spent the first night in ""The Box"" following the launch night twist. He left the house on Day 32, finishing in sixth place. Jonathan Cheban is an American television personality and founder of website"
"Matthew Ashforde Matthew Ashforde is an English actor, known for his appearances in ""EastEnders"", ""Press Gang"" and ""Is It Legal?"". Ashforde played Sonia Fowler's lawyer Adam Childe in ""EastEnders"" in 2007. He also played the character of Darren in ""Is It Legal?"", the hotel porter in ""Mr. Bean in Room 426"", Abi Harper's boyfriend in the ""My Family"" episode ""Imperfect Strangers"" and Zane in the 2001 ""The Tomorrow People"" audio drama, ""The New Gods"". As well as this, he has also been on CBBC's television adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather as a member of the regular cast, playing character"
"George Palmer (EastEnders) George Palmer is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Paul Moriarty. He appeared between 1 July 1996 and 8 December 1998, but was one of many characters axed by then executive producer Matthew Robinson. George, a prominent figure in the East End criminal underworld, owns an illegal gambling den/money laundering operation, which masquerades as a members' only club known as The Market Cellar. Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) disapproves of the business and tries to petition against it. Pragmatically, George begins wooing Peggy in order to stop the objections to his club, but"
"Jesse Rosenfeld Jesse Rosenfeld (born 17 October 1983) is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Marco Silvani on the soap opera ""Neighbours"". Jesse was born in Melbourne, Australia, but spent much of his childhood in Cairns. At the age of twelve, whilst living in Cairns, Jesse landed the role of Danny Tippler in Bruce Beresford's motion picture ""Paradise Road"" and found himself spending several months working alongside such actors as Frances McDormand, Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Pamela Rabe, Elizabeth Spriggs and relative newcomer Cate Blanchett. His talent and enthusiasm were furthered by his work with"
"John Partridge (actor) John Partridge (born 24 July 1971) is an English actor, dancer, singer, panelist and television presenter, who is probably best known for the role of Christian Clarke in the long-running BBC television soap opera ""EastEnders"", having joined the cast in January 2008. He has worked extensively as a singer and dancer in musical theatre, portraying Rum Tum Tugger in the official film production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"". Partridge initially trained in ballet at the Royal Ballet Lower School, appearing in the television adaptation of Stan Barstow's novel ""A Kind of Loving"" in 1982. He went"
"Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, author, and playwright. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series ""Get Real"" (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film ""Roger Dodger"" (2002), he appeared in the drama film ""The Emperor's Club"" (2002), the psychological thriller film ""The Village"" (2004), the comedy-drama film ""The Squid and the Whale"" (2005), and the drama film ""The Education of Charlie Banks"" (2007). In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring roles in the comedy-drama film ""Adventureland"" and the horror comedy ""Zombieland"". His portrayal of Facebook"
"Jimi Mistry Jimi Mistry (born 1 January 1973) is a British actor, known for appearing in numerous films such as ""East Is East"", ""Blood Diamond"", ""The Guru"", ""2012"", ""West is West"", ""Ella Enchanted"" and ""The Truth About Love"". He is also best known for his roles, as Dr Fonseca in BBC1 soap opera ""EastEnders"", Maj. Jamal Ashkani in HBO series ""Strike Back"", Kal Nazir in long-running ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"", and as Tom Bedford in Kay Mellor drama ""The Syndicate"". Mistry was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, to a father of Indian descent and an Irish"
"Daniel Mays Daniel Alan Mays (born 31 March 1978) is an English actor. Born the third of four boys, Mays was brought up in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, by his electrician father and bank cashier mother. He attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts before going on to win a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating from RADA in 2000, Mays soon started appearing in a number of supporting roles ranging from a bit part in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" in 2000 to a pilot in Jerry Bruckheimer's big-budget ""Pearl Harbor"" (2001). He was cast"
"""Benidorm"" series five in 2012 and series 6 in 2014. In 2013 he appeared in ""Family Tree"", a HBO mockumentary-style television comedy directed by Christopher Guest. Elliott Jordan Elliott Jordan (born 22 April 1983) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Callum Monks in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" and Jack in the ITV comedy drama ""Benidorm"". Jordan started acting at The Sylvia Young Theatre School then he joined the National Youth Theatre. He has appeared in television programs such as ""Father Brown"", ""Casualty"", ""Silk"", ""My Family"", ""Waking the Dead"", ""Holby Blue"", ""The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"", ""Sea"
"Nuttall. Rippy co-starred in the TNT crime drama series ""Saving Grace"". He also appeared in ""North and South"" as Sanders, and in ""Alcatraz"" as Dr. Beauregard. Leon Rippy Leon Rippy (born October 30, 1949) is an American actor. Active on screen since 1983, Rippy has appeared in numerous films and recurring roles on television. He is best known for his roles as Earl the Angel on the series ""Saving Grace"", saloon owner Tom Nuttall on the series ""Deadwood"" and militiaman John Billings in ""The Patriot"" (2000). Rippy was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Rippy's acting career developed through appearances"
"Jason Barrett Jason Barrett (born 27 March 1976) is a Jamaican-British actor, script writer, mixed martial artist and criminal, currently serving a -year prison sentence. He has had featured roles in hit soaps ""EastEnders"", ""The Bill"" and in the feature film ""The Big I Am"" to be released in 2010. He also performed on stage, in Angie Le Mar's hit play, ""The Brothers"" where he played Kenny Ellis. ""The Brothers"" broke box office records at London's Hackney Empire, the show was broadcast on MTV April 2009. Jason is also the Writer and Director of ""The Naked Poet"", a feature film"
"David Witts David Peter S. Witts (born 30 June 1991) is a British actor, best known for his portrayal of Joey Branning in the long-running British television soap opera, ""EastEnders"", in which he appeared from 2012 to 2013. Witts attended Southend High School for Boys, where he first discovered his passion for acting. For a number of years, he trained with the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Following a short period of working as a barman, Witts appeared in numerous theatre productions, including ""Wild Boyz"", ""The Wizard of Oz"" and ""Snow White"" during"
"Phil Daniels Philip William Daniels (born 25 October 1958 in Islington) is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as Londoners such as the lead role of Jimmy Cooper in ""Quadrophenia"", Richards in ""Scum"", Stewart in ""The Class of Miss MacMichael"", Danny in ""Breaking Glass"", Mark in ""Meantime"", Billy Kid in ""Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire"", Kevin Wicks in ""EastEnders"", DCS Frank Patterson in ""New Tricks"", and Grandad Trotter in the ""Only Fools and Horses"" prequel ""Rock & Chips"". He is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single ""Parklife"". Daniels went to"
"Joe Egender Joe Egender is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with The Butcher Brothers, ""Holy Ghost People"", and his television roles. Egender has made several films with The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores). Their first collaboration was ""Lurking in Suburbia"" (2004); Don R. Lewis of ""Film Threat"" wrote of Egender's starring performance, ""He reminds me of a less whiny Giovanni Ribisi and, mark my words, this performance will gain him some big roles."" Egender had a cameo in their next film, ""The Hamiltons"" (2006), and a larger supporting role in"
"and gambling spirals out of control and he now owes a huge amount of money to Vince's boss, Dave, owner of The Grind and an East End loan shark. Vince's life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. ""The Grind"" features a cast including Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake, Nil By Mouth, Oliver Twist, Doctor Who, Eastenders), Danny John-Jules (Death in Paradise, Red Dwarf, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Zoe Tapper (Survivors, Desperate Romantics) and Kellie Shirley (Eastenders, The Office). Also appearing in cameo roles are Dynamo (the street magician whose latest series ‘Dynamo: Magician Impossible’ on Watch has been"
"Ezra Buzzington Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor for film and TV. With over 60 film credits (and dozens of television appearances), Buzzington has been referred to as ""the Dennis Hopper of underground cinema"". He has played characters ranging from ""Weird Al the Waiter"" in ""Ghost World"" to ""Goggle"" (a mutant) in ""The Hills Have Eyes"" and Tudley in the Crime thriller film ""The Chair"". He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture ""The Artist"". He has worked with directors David Fincher (twice), Alexandre Aja (twice), Terry Zwigoff (twice), Rob Zombie (twice), David Slade (twice), Christopher Nolan, Paul"
"Eric Winter Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor, producer, author and former fashion model, best known as ""TV's Eric Winter"". Also known for his television roles as FBI Special Agent Craig O'Laughlin on CBS drama series ""The Mentalist"" (2010–2012), and Dash Gardiner on the Lifetime fantasy-drama series ""Witches of East End"" (2013–2014). He is known for his film roles in ""Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"" (2008) and ""The Ugly Truth"" (2009). Winter was born on July 17, 1976 in La Mirada, California. Winter graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychology. To pay"
"The Hangover The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ""The Hangover"" trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, Alan Garner, and Doug Billings, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug's impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night's events, and must find"