Name |
Dean Gaffney |
Height |
5 ft 5 in |
Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
14-February-1978 |
Place of Birth |
Hammersmith, London, England |
Famous for |
Acting |
Dean Gaffney is an English actor most notable for his role as Robbie Jackson on the BBC1 soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 2003. He has since made guest appearances in the soap in 2004 and 2010. Gaffney went on to appear in various reality television shows, such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. He has appeared on stage and on television in comedy, drama and advertisements.
Gaffney's first appearance in the show aired in November 1993 and he remained in the role for eleven years. In 2003, executive producer, Louise Berridge, made the decision to axe Gaffney along with the actress Bindya Solanki, who played his on-screen girlfriend Nita Mistry. In a press report Berridge commented, "we do feel that the characters have reached the end of their natural course in the show, and they will both be leaving in Spring 2003".
In 2003 Gaffney took part in the ITV reality television series The Club. Gaffney took on management of a bar in a London club named Nylon and competed with two other celebrities, Richard Blackwood and Samantha Fox, to be awarded the title of 'the most successful bar manager'. Gaffney was the eventual winner.