Sean Slater | |||||||||||||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Robert Kazinsky | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2006–2009 | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 3208 22 August 2006 |
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Last appearance | Episode 3712 1 January 2009 |
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Introduced by | Kate Harwood | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Barman | ||||||||||||||||
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Father | Brian Slater |
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Mother | Jean Slater |
Sisters | Stacey Slater |
Half-brothers | Kyle Slater |
Half-sisters | Siobhan Slater Shannon Slater |
Wife | Roxy Mitchell (2008–?) |
Stepdaughters | Amy Mitchell |
Nieces | Lily Branning |
Sean Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Robert Kazinsky. Sean left the Square temporarily on 27 March 2007, as Kazinsky was suspended from work for two months. He returned on 28 May 2007. It was announced on 18 January 2008 that Kazinsky would finish filming the show in October 2008, but that the character would remain on screen until New Year. He made his final appearance on 1 January 2009.
Growing up, Sean adored his father Brian and younger sister Stacey (Lacey Turner), but had a fractured relationship with his mother Jean (Gillian Wright) due to her bipolar disorder. He became rebellious, constantly going out of his way to scare Jean. Sean punched his father during an argument, causing Brian to suffer a brain haemmorage and die whilst working on a building site the next day. Sean panicked and on his sixteenth birthday, he ran away, joined the army and lost all contact with his family. Stacey, aged 11, was left alone to take care of their mother.
Sean arrives in Walford on 22 August 2006, to take revenge on the newly arrived Al (Andrew McKay), who is responsible for Sean losing his job in the Army. He breaks into Al's flat and follows him into the Queen Victoria pub where, by chance, he sees his sister Stacey, whom he had lost contact with for seven years. After taking revenge on Al, Sean decides to stay in Walford to look after his sister. Sean immediately begins pursuing Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner), before deciding to date Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) after learning she is wealthy. Sean soon proposes marriage but continues to pursue Tanya and has sex with numerous other women, including Karin Jones (Anna Lauren) and Preeti Choraria (Babita Pohoomull). However, when Ruby starts interfering in his relationship with his mother Jean, Sean is so angry that he splits from her.