Danny-Boy Hatchard (born 26 July 1991)[1] is a British actor from London, known for portraying the role of Lee Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[2] Hatchard's other credits include Aaron in the 2014 film We Still Kill the Old Way and Steven Pierce in the 20th anniversary production of Beautiful Thing.[3] In July 2019, it was announced that he will play Private Rhett Charlton in the fourth series of Our Girl.
Danny Hatchard | |
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Born | Danny-Boy Hatchard 26 July 1991 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Television | EastEnders (2014–2017, 2019–2020, 2024) Our Girl (2020) Ridley Road (2021) |
Career
editOn 21 January 2014, Hatchard was cast in the role of Lee Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[4] He began filming his first scenes in February.[4] It was announced in 2016 that Hatchard would leave EastEnders in 2017.[5] He returned temporarily in late 2019 for a short stint, and again in December 2020. Hatchard will once again reprise the role of Lee in 2024 returning for a Carter family storyline at Christmas
[6] In 2020 Hatchard joined the cast of the BBC military drama Our Girl as Private Rhett Charlton,[7] whilst he appeared as Lee in 2021's Ridley Road.
References
edit- ^ "Your stars". Soaplife (359). (TI Media): 65. 18–31 July 2015.
- ^ "EastEnders casts Beautiful Thing actor Danny-Boy Hatchard". Attitude Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Beautiful Thing 20". RUComingOut. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b Drewett, Meg (21 January 2014). "EastEnders casts Mick and Linda Carter's eldest son Lee - picture". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Percival, Ash. "'EastEnders' Spoilers: Lee Carter Actor Danny-Boy Hatchard To Leave Soap". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Methven, Nicola (13 September 2019). "EastEnders favourite making surprise comeback as parents' lives fall apart". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna (11 March 2020). "When is Our Girl back on TV for series 4?". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 March 2020.