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
Born
Danny-Boy Hatchard

(1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 33)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
TelevisionEastEnders (2014–2017, 2019–2020, 2024)
Our Girl (2020)
Ridley Road (2021)

Career

edit

On 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
  1. ^ "Your stars". Soaplife (359). (TI Media): 65. 18–31 July 2015.
  2. ^ "EastEnders casts Beautiful Thing actor Danny-Boy Hatchard". Attitude Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Beautiful Thing 20". RUComingOut. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Percival, Ash. "'EastEnders' Spoilers: Lee Carter Actor Danny-Boy Hatchard To Leave Soap". The Huffington Post.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (11 March 2020). "When is Our Girl back on TV for series 4?". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
edit