Scott Alexander Maslen (born 25 June 1971) is an English actor and
model, best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV's The
Bill and Jack Branning on the BBC's flagship soap EastEnders. He also
took part in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing and the 2015
series of Celebrity MasterChef. He portrayed Claude Speed in the
live-action trailer for Grand Theft Auto 2 in 1999.Maslen was born in
Woolwich, London, England on 25 June 1971. As a young boy Maslen
admired the Royal Marines and attended Bromley Marines Cadets on a
Monday and a Thursday at T.S. Narvik in Bromley Common. He was brought
up in Woolwich and signed up to join the Royal Marines with his school
friends, Marcus Marnham and Simon Farnham at the age of 16. He later
sustained an injury whilst doing the PRMC (Potential Royal Marines
Course), resulting in him not gaining entry to the Recruit training
course. He has been a vegetarian since the age of 18; he discussed
this on appearances on both The Paul O'Grady Show and Friday Night
with Jonathan Ross.At the age of 18 he went to Miami and was spotted
by photographer Bruce Weber. As a result of this encounter he began a
career as an international model. Five years later, he turned to
acting. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he
landed a role in the successful television in peak practice and
heartbeat, series Lock, Stock... in 2000. He has also played the live
action rendition of Claude Speed in DMA Design's promotional video and
opening sequence for Grand Theft Auto 2. After a few more television
and film roles he landed his part in The Bill in 2002.On 13 July 2007
it was announced that Maslen would be leaving The Bill and joining the
cast of EastEnders as regular character Jack Branning. His love
interest was Ronnie Mitchell, played by best friend Samantha Womack.
Both actors commented that they were uncomfortable doing love scenes
since they have known each other most of their lives and are like
brother and sister. Maslen left EastEnders on 15 October 2013.
model, best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITV's The
Bill and Jack Branning on the BBC's flagship soap EastEnders. He also
took part in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing and the 2015
series of Celebrity MasterChef. He portrayed Claude Speed in the
live-action trailer for Grand Theft Auto 2 in 1999.Maslen was born in
Woolwich, London, England on 25 June 1971. As a young boy Maslen
admired the Royal Marines and attended Bromley Marines Cadets on a
Monday and a Thursday at T.S. Narvik in Bromley Common. He was brought
up in Woolwich and signed up to join the Royal Marines with his school
friends, Marcus Marnham and Simon Farnham at the age of 16. He later
sustained an injury whilst doing the PRMC (Potential Royal Marines
Course), resulting in him not gaining entry to the Recruit training
course. He has been a vegetarian since the age of 18; he discussed
this on appearances on both The Paul O'Grady Show and Friday Night
with Jonathan Ross.At the age of 18 he went to Miami and was spotted
by photographer Bruce Weber. As a result of this encounter he began a
career as an international model. Five years later, he turned to
acting. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he
landed a role in the successful television in peak practice and
heartbeat, series Lock, Stock... in 2000. He has also played the live
action rendition of Claude Speed in DMA Design's promotional video and
opening sequence for Grand Theft Auto 2. After a few more television
and film roles he landed his part in The Bill in 2002.On 13 July 2007
it was announced that Maslen would be leaving The Bill and joining the
cast of EastEnders as regular character Jack Branning. His love
interest was Ronnie Mitchell, played by best friend Samantha Womack.
Both actors commented that they were uncomfortable doing love scenes
since they have known each other most of their lives and are like
brother and sister. Maslen left EastEnders on 15 October 2013.
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