What is the original star of EastEnders Sam Strike doing now? Sam Strike joined the BBC soap opera in 2013 and played Johnny Carter for two years before a new actor was chosen.
For one year in 2013, Sam Strike portrayed the part of Johnny Carter in EastEnders.
On Boxing Day, the 28-year-old actor made his debut on the BBC serial opera as Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, and Linda Carter, played by Kellie Bright, who had just moved into The Queen Vic.
The scenes where Johnny came out as gay to his father, which turned out to be his most significant plotline during his year on the serial, received particularly high praise for Sam’s portrayal of Johnny.
What is Sam doing now? Sam was last seen on Christmas Day in 2014, but Johnny was given to Ted Reilly, who played the part from 2016 to 2018.
Sam appears to frequently switch from being in front of the camera to being behind it in his free time, though he hasn’t exactly stopped acting.
The former serial star appears to have a lot of photographic talent based on the appearance of his Instagram feed, which has gained more than 25,000 followers.
His social media pages are filled with pictures he’s taken, many of which have the hashtags “#polaroid” or other times of cameras he’s used.
The star from Essex just took a mirror selfie to reveal what happens behind the camera, and his Instagram profile is simply written with a camera emoji.
Sam has landed parts in a number of TV series since bidding Albert Square farewell, including the 2016 sci-fi dramas Timeless and the crime thriller Silent Witness.
He was the lead in the Netflix thriller series Mindhunter in 2017, and Bonded by Blood 2 marked his debut in a major motion picture.
Sam was cast as Leatherface in the prequel to the cult classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre the following year, and two years later he starred in the coming-of-age drama When the Streetlights Go On.
The actor played Todd in the Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman earlier this year.
Sam will play the lead role in George Clooney’s upcoming film The Boys in the Boat, which is based on Daniel James Brown’s 2013 book of the same name.
The movie, slated for release in 2023, depicts the tale of the Washington men’s rowing team, who stunned everyone by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
The Boys in the Boat, the Gravity actor’s ninth film as a director, will star a number of well-known actors, including Joel Edgerton from Star Wars and Callum Turner from Fantastic Beasts.
What part Sam is playing in the upcoming drama movie is unknown.
Johnny fled Albert Square on a motorcycle while the part was still linked to Sam. He was last seen on Christmas Day during a video conference with his family.
The Silent Witness actor revealed to Digital Spy why he departed the soap opera, claiming that he didn’t believe his character was “necessarily needed” there.
Johnny was recast as Ted Reilly two years after Sam left the role, and he stayed in Albert Square for just over a year before the character left once more in 2018.
The door is wide open for Johnny to come back as he left in the back of a black taxi in an exceptionally low-key manner.
Sam fueled speculation that a comeback might be in the works back in May by posting a photo of his on-screen family to Instagram.
Danny Dyer, Kellie Bright, and Maddy Hill, who played his on-screen sister Nancy, posed with him, and the entire soap opera family appeared to be having a great time.
Sam captioned the sweet snap: “Always fam,” prompting fans to flock to the comments to speculate and beg for his return.
“Oh I wish you’d come back! You were brilliant as Johnny,” gushed one user as someone else wrote: “Think you should get them to ask producers about bringing your character back!”
Another person commented: “Omg my fav Jonny in Eastenders! Plz bring him back!!” while a fourth chimed in: “Get back in Eastenders Sam Strike you Legend!”
After ten years playing Mick Carter in the BBC soap opera, Danny Dyer announced his departure.
The actor was filmed plunging over a cliff, which may undoubtedly be an explosive death scene, albeit it is unknown how he leaves the square.
Could Sam’s prospective reincarnation as Johnny and reunion with his family on Christmas Day be made possible by Mick’s imminent demise?
Danny Dyer announced that, after ten years as Mick Carter, he would be departing the BBC soap opera.
Although it is unknown how the actor leaves the plaza, he was seen falling from a cliff, which suggests that the sequence may involve an explosive demise.
Could Sam’s reincarnation as Johnny and reunion with his family be made possible by Mick’s imminent demise on Christmas Day?
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