James Alexandrou
| James Alexandrou | |
|---|---|
| Born |
James Alekos Alexandrou 12 April 1985 Islington, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
James Alekos Alexandrou (born 12 April 1985) is an English actor, best known for playing the character Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. He was also the presenter of Bizarre Crime on BBC Three.
Alexandrou was born in Hackney, London, to a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. He has two sisters, one older, one a twin, as well as a younger brother.
He was educated at Chingford Foundation School in Waltham Forest, as well as at Anna Scher Theatre School. Other notable former pupils of Chingford Foundation School include footballer David Beckham, and Sir Jonathan Ive, who is the chief design officer (CDO) of Apple Inc.
Alexandrou's acting career began in 1996, when he auditioned successfully for the role of Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. The character was created shortly after the show's inception in 1985, with the role becoming vacant following the departure of actor Jon Peyton Price in 1996. Alexandrou appeared as Grant in the short film Blessed Burden in 1999.
In July 2003 he participated in a "Soap Stars Special" edition of The Weakest Link. Over Christmas of 2005, Alexandrou starred in the crime caper, Who Stole The Snowman? On 14 April 2006 it was announced that Alexandrou would leave EastEnders in Autumn 2007. He and Natalie Cassidy, who played his on-screen wife Sonia Fowler, left on 2 February 2007 (to tie in with the exits of Wendy Richard and Ray Brooks). When asked about his departure Alexandrou said, "I've decided to leave the show to experience other aspects of my industry. Having turned 21, I felt it was a good time to leave. I owe everything to the show and would love to come back one day - that's if EastEnders would have me." On 12 October 2014 it was announced that actor James Bye would be taking over playing the role in the character's return to Albert Square.
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