| Tyler Moon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Tony Discipline | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2011–2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 4236 27 June 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 4687 6 August 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | "All I Want for Christmas" (2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyler Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tony Discipline. Tyler is the son of Eddie Moon (David Essex), half brother of Michael (Steve John Shepherd) and Craig Moon (Elliot Rosen), brother of Anthony Moon (Matt Lapinskas) and cousin of Alfie Moon (Shane Richie). He made his first appearance in the episode broadcast on 27 June 2011.
Tyler, along with brother Anthony, were both announced as new characters in May 2011, being played by Discipline and Lapinskas respectively, though Tyler made his debut at an earlier date. Described as having a short fuse and "quick to use his fist to sort things out", Tyler begins boxing and when half brother Michael pushes him to do an unlicensed fight, Tyler agrees, unbeknown to Tyler that Michael is fixing the fight, putting a boxer in the ring who once killed a man. Tyler wins the fight, though suffers a seizure and undergoes life saving operations.
Other than this, he is described as a "heart-throb" and "ladykiller". When Tyler first arrives, he chats up a number of girls and even kisses Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons). Tyler later starts dating Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), though their relationship suffers badly due to Whitney's past. A love triangle begins to develop between Tyler, Whitney and Fatboy (Ricky Norwood). When Whitney chooses Fatboy, Tyler has a one-night stand with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), though later regrets it after finding out that Whitney still has feelings for him.
It was announced on 9 June 2013 that Discipline would be leaving the show.[2] Tyler's final episode was broadcast on 6 August 2013.[3]
- ^ "All I Want For Christmas: Red Button Special". EastEnders. BBC Online. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Joannou, Andy (9 June 2013). "'EastEnders': Tyler Moon actor Tony Discipline leaving". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (29 July 2013). "'EastEnders' Tyler exit story revealed". Digital Spy.