- Jake Maskall
Jake Maskall (born in 1971,
Essex ,London ,England ) is an English television, film and theatre actor.Career
Jake's most notable role came in the
BBC televisionsoap opera "EastEnders " where he played ladies' man and bad boyDanny Moon . His character first appeared onDecember 30 ,2004 and was driven out of the show by gangster Johnny Allen seven months later. He returned to EastEnders for a brief stint in March 2006 when the character was killed off by brotherJake Moon (played byJoel Beckett ) after it was revealed he had killedDennis Rickman under Johnny Allen's orders.Jake also guest starred in "Casualty" as Paul Vessey and Scobie in "
Murder City ".In theatre he played Andrew in Troop and in March 2006 toured across the UK in "
Kind Hearts and Coronets " playing the lead character Louis Mazzini. Late 2006 saw Jake doing promotion for the department store chainDebenhams .In Summer 2006 Jake starred alongside ex EastEnder,
Michael Greco , in the independent thriller filmNaked in London which is still awaiting an international release date. In November 2006 he starred asMephistopheles in a modern adaptation ofDoctor Faustus byChristopher Marlowe .In 2008 he will appear in the
horror film "Beyond the Rave ".Personal life
He is very private about his life. However, in 2005 he came out to the public that he is gay and had been in a relationship with his boyfriend since 1993.citation |title=EastEnders Hunk: I'm Gay |date=
February 16 ,2005 |url=http://showbiz.sky.com/showbiz/article/0,,50001-1171168,00.html |accessdate=2007-10-31 |periodical=Sky.com]Filmography
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Rather You Than Me (2008)
*"Beyond the Rave " (2008) ... Strigoi
*"Naked in London " (2006) .... Mark Tierney
*"EastEnders ".... Danny Moon (2004-2005, 2006)
*"Murder City " (2004) .... Alan Scobie
*"Casualty" (2002) .... Paul VeseyReferences
External links
* [http://www.nakedinlondon.com Naked in London]
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