EastEnders Star Danny Dyer On Going From “Cool & Cult” To Primetime Soap Star & Fronting UK Remake Of The Wall

British actor Danny Dyer has claimed that he wasnt really “acknowledged” for his acting until starring in BBC primetime soap EastEnders.

The star of gritty British dramas such as The Football Factory and Vendetta highlighted the “snobbery” around UK soaps, which remain some of the highest rated scripted series on British television.

Dyer joined the BBC One series, which is based around a community in East London, in 2013. He has since picked up National Television Awards and TV Choice Awards for his role as pub landlord Mick Carter. Speaking on ITVs The Jonathan Ross Show, he said, “Its mad because towards soap there is a bit of snobbery and I think I was part of that mob when I was making films, you think youre cool and cult. I never really got acknowledged for being an actor until I went into a soap.”

“I know theres a lot of people out there who dont get me on any level and I totally respect that but there are people who want to vote and say We really like what youre doing. I dont think they vote for me as a person, or even as an actor, I think they vote for the character. Ive been blessed with a really good character and thats maybe what they vote for… Its such an honour to be given that moment of glory,” he added.

Dyer is fast becoming a British national treasure in the vein of Michael Caine, helped this summer after a clip of him talking about Brexit and former Prime Minister David Cameron, went viral.

His next character arc involves mental health issues and anxiety, a growing issue in the UK. “He is struggling with anxiety attacks and I think this mental health thing, its very prominent at the moment, especially in men. I know as a human being we deal with anxiety, there wasnt even a word for it 15 years ago, anxiety, no one really knew what it was. That idea of just impending doom, you dont quite know why so theyve given MiRead More – Source