Overview
- The actor, 66, has portrayed Phil Mitchell on EastEnders since 1990, marking 36 years on the soap.
- In series five of The Bill, he appeared in a single 1989 episode titled Bad Company as a firearms dealer.
- The performance shows him with hair and a beard, a sharp contrast to Phil Mitchell’s familiar shaven, hard-man look.
- Current EastEnders episodes feature Phil caring for close friend Nigel Bates, who is living with dementia.
- EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One and is available on iPlayer.