Hollywood actor Neil Roberts – also known for being in Emmerdale and Coronation Street – has become part of the EastEnders as part of George Knight’s (Colin Salmon) ongoing story.
At the beginning of this year, George’s adoptive parents Eddie (Christopher Fairbank) and Gloria (Elizabeth Counsell) arrived at the Queen Vic pub and revealed to George that he was adopted through a process called child farming.
The surprising news was just the start of a big storyline for George, as he later found out Eddie killed his biological father, and that his real mother died just four months ago.
With Eddie going to trial for the old murder case, the BBC One soap will soon bring in Hollywood’s Neil Roberts to the story.
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Neil, 59, is best known for playing Rex Buckland in the US series Charmed.
Thanks to recently released pictures, we know Neil will play a barrister called Warren Finn, who will represent Eddie at court in scenes expected to air in the coming weeks.
Actor Neil has appeared in shows such as Baywatch Nights, Beverly Hills 90210 and Party of Five.
Neil Roberts also has a frequent part as DS Wise in ITV’s Emmerdale. The character was seen in the village last year, when he investigated the suspicious circumstances surrounding Craig Reed’s (Ben Addis) death. In Coronation Street, Neil played Mike Leydon from 2011-2012, he appeared in.
in 2017 as Glenn Donovan, and played a variety of characters from 2003-2021 in BBC One’s Doctors. Hollyoaks ‘It’s been beyond expectation to travel this journey and to see the response from the viewers and my friends and family, as well as people who have encountered farming and complex family situations, and the younger generation who have been excited about seeing the colourism debate being explored’, actor Colin Salmon said, discussing this storyline.
‘At the end of that Valentine’s episode when Eddie pulls his hand out of George’s, the whole nation wanted that not to happen, so
t sparks a discussion and we can learn to talk about things differently. ‘I learned by watching drama like that as it gives you empathy and understanding for things you don’t know much about. As an actor I just feel this storyline is some of my best work and it’s a great honour to be able to lead the storyline with some great actors.
‘I can’t stress how important the team have been, we all came away nourished by it. Bold and brave, that’s public service broadcasting to me. ’
He’s certainly no stranger to soapland!
