"It was nerve-wracking for me because it was an important scene. I was really grateful for the fact that they trusted me to pull something like that off before they knew what I could do."ĭid you expect that scene to have the reaction it did? Also, they had that storyline written before they'd even cast me. That was a blessing and I really appreciated that. "Don't get me wrong, though - I was totally happy and really lucky to be given that storyline, as it was an opportunity to impress the viewers as soon as I went in. "Well that's the thing - I'm sure the writers and the people in the office had a lot more to give to Johnny, and it's an ensemble effort so everyone's got to get their bit, but I kind of feel like Johnny peaked quite early with that. Are you proud of the work you did on that? Johnny made an impact on the fans very quickly thanks to his 'coming out' scene with Mick. That's a discussion we had when I left and I do owe a lot to them." Dom has been really nice and said that he's not going to recast anytime soon and the door is open. It was just a case of seeing how things went, where the character was going and how relevant he was going to be in time to come. "It's a difficult question, because I knew from the start that I was never going to be there for 10 years. When did you decide that you wanted to go? It's a real feat that they pull off sometimes!" I have a whole new respect for soaps and the vast quantity of work they have to do. "At that time I didn't feel that Johnny was totally necessary, but I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot. I said to them that if there was anything they really wanted me to do we'd do that, as I didn't want to leave people high and dry. When I was in talks about leaving, I spoke to the people that I'd been working with the most - including Dom the executive producer and the Carters. "I also didn't really feel like at the time my character was necessarily needed in EastEnders. You spend more time in your character's skin than in your own, so there was that aspect of it. On EastEnders, you're playing a character more than you are yourself. I wanted to do acting as a career because you're constantly playing different people and that's what interests me. Why did you decide to leave EastEnders? Was it purely to try new things, or were there other reasons? They send me scripts and I go on tape for different things - both TV and film." I've also had representation in America for the past two years. I like going to meet the casting directors, so I've had some room auditions. "I have been auditioning for stuff - mainly TV. If something doesn't feel right, you have the time to change it and improve it, so I'm looking forward to that aspect of it. It's much slower and you get to work on things more. "I'm happy doing either, but I really wanted to do a film off the back of EastEnders because it's a totally different pace to doing TV. "It's interesting because I think in recent years, there's been a flip where you're getting just as high quality material on TV as you are on film, with TV series like Breaking Bad and True Detective. We know that you've been doing some other auditions, so are you concentrating mostly on films or are you open to different projects? He did a film called Turnout which I was also a fan of, so I'm looking forward to working with him." In the new film, I've got quite a lot to do with an actor called George Russo. "Funnily enough I'd already seen the first film when it first came out about four years ago. I auditioned for it and got it off the back of the audition. I emailed him to ask if he had anything going on and he told me this film was coming up. "I knew one of the producers after meeting him in the past year and we'd spoken briefly earlier in the year about maybe doing something. My character in this has vulnerabilities too, but he's in with the wrong crowd and that's not something Johnny Carter would have been!" "My character on EastEnders was quite vulnerable and a nice guy. High for CBBC and then a total ladies' man on a Comedy Central sitcom called Give Out Girls, but people really know EastEnders, so I'm looking forward to doing something that's totally on the other end of the scale. I've always had different roles but EastEnders has such high exposure that people only really know you for that one thing. I wanted to do this role just because it's something totally different. I did some rehearsals this week and got to meet the cast properly, so I'm looking forward to it. We know you've just started rehearsals for your new film role in Bonded by Blood 2. "I suppose I'm a mix of excited and apprehensive! You never know what's coming, so I'm more curious than excited or nervous." Now that you've left EastEnders, are you excited about what 2015 might have in store for you?
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