Who plays Josh in EastEnders? Meet Eddie Eyre who is Lauren Branning’s love interest
You may also recognise him from Game of Thrones...
EDDIE Eyre's character instantly caused a stir when he first appeared on Eastenders as a love interest for Lauren Branning.
But what do we know about the actor himself and the roles he has played?
Who is Eddie Eyre?
Eddie Eyre is a British actor of both stage and screen.
Before starting his career on television, he appeared in a string of stage shows, including Women of Troy, Mansfield Park and The Seagull.
He made his West End debut in St Martin's Theatre playing Sergeant Trotter in the Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
His first connection with the BBC came as the character of Baz in a short film for BBC Bitesize.
Who is Eddie Eyre's EastEnders character Josh?
Josh, formerly known as the "photocopier guy", piqued Lauren Branning's interest - despite the fact that she was in a relationship with Steven Beale at the time.
He first made an appearance when Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) began flirting with the Clark Kent lookalike by the photocopier at her dad's office.
The businessman had instant chemistry with Lauren from the second they laid eyes on each other, but Lauren did her best to fight her feelings.
But after he left her his number Lauren looked him up online as she tried to find the location of her mystery admirer.
The recovering alcoholic ended up meeting up with Josh for a date.
However Lauren was tricked into staying with Steven after he pretended to have a brain tumour, and she had to cut ties with Josh.
After Steven died in a fire back in September, Lauren and Josh then reunited to bring down his evil father James Willmott-Brown in November.
Who did Eddie Eyre play in Game of Thrones?
Fans were VERY quick to recognise Eddie's face as soon as he stepped out onto Walford.
Eddie played Ser Gerold Hightower in HBO megaseries Game of Thrones.
Gerold was the Lord Commander of the kingsguard during Kings Aerys II Targaryen and Jaehaerys II Targaryen's reigns.
He was killed while guarding Lyanna's tower, which both Robert Baratheon and Lord Eddard Stark had believed was holding her captive.
This scene was shown in a flashback shown to Bran Stark.
