TV legend almost unrecognisable in return to acting

Former EastEnders prima Joe Absolom looks astir unrecognisable successful his latest role, 25 years aft leaving Walford.

The histrion played Matthew Rose connected the BBC soap from 1997 to 2000 and was progressive successful 1 of the biggest storylines of the 90s. 

It saw Matthew framed for the execution of Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor), who had really been killed by nine proprietor Steve Owen (Martin Kemp).

After Joe’s last quality successful EastEnders, Joe went connected to onshore roles successful The Bill, New Tricks, Doc Martin, Death successful Paradise and A Confession.

And present Joe has returned to screens successful the latest episodes of Silent Witness. 

Fans of the deed BBC play saw him popular up arsenic a murderous impermanent quality called Kelvin this week. 

He was joined successful the episodes by erstwhile Emmerdale histrion Amy Nuttall, who appeared arsenic Kelvin’s ex-wife Peggy.

Amy is champion known to Emmerdale fans for playing Chloe Atkinson from 2000 to 2005. 

Joe antecedently opened up to Metro astir joining EastEnders astatine the tender property of 18.

In an exclusive interview, helium said: ‘I was 18 and conscionable astir to commencement my A-levels erstwhile they offered maine the job. I thought I could either enactment astatine assemblage trying to larn French and politics oregon I could spell to EastEnders.

Speaking astir becoming a heart-throb, Joe added: ‘I was 18 oregon 19 and rather naïve and thing fazes you astatine that age. I got the bid to enactment each day. I couldn’t spell anyplace without idiosyncratic saying something, but that was a buzz. I waved backmost and thought it was fun.

‘I retrieve I drank a batch of vodka and Red Bull and went to spot a batch of bands but I didn’t spell huffy – I lived astatine location the full clip I was successful EastEnders and conscionable spent my clip with my mates from schoolhouse and had a laugh.’

Silent Witness is disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer. 

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