Elliott Jordan (born 22 April 1983) is an English actor best known for playing

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in the

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drama '' EastEnders'' and Jack in the ITV comedy drama ''

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Career

Jordan started acting at The

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then joined the

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. He has appeared in numerous television programs, including ''

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'', '' Casualty'', ''

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'', '' Waking the Dead'', '' Holby Blue'', ''

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'' and '' Murphy's Law'' and ''

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'' Jordan also played the ex-boyfriend in

Lily Allen Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public ...

's music video "

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". On 26 June 2008, it was revealed that Elliott would be joining the famous

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'' EastEnders'', as

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' long-lost son,

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. He revealed in an interview that his peer mentor when he arrived was

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. Executive Producer

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added: "Callum – played by the very talented and striking Elliott Jordan – will bring a breath of fresh air to Walford. Bright, twinkly, and with the gift of the gab, he'll get the women of Walford all of a flutter." On 20 January 2009 it was announced that Jordan would be leaving EastEnders; he made his final appearance in March 2009. Jordan appeared in the second series of the ITV comedy ''

'', playing Jack, a young lad who catches his eye on Janice and they start a fling together. He reprised this role for the 2009 one-hour Special when he interrupted Madge and Mel's wedding. He appeared once again as Jack for ''

'' series five in 2012 and series 6 in 2014. In 2013 he appeared in ''

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-style

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directed by Christopher Guest.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music Video

Stage

*Ste, '' Beautiful Thing'',

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, 2002 *Terry, ''Mercy'',

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, 2004 *Davey, '' Vincent River'',

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, 2010

Personal life

Elliott and his wife Olivia were married in September 2017 on the Isle of Wight.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Elliott 1983 births English male soap opera actors Living people National Youth Theatre members