| Johnny Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Johnny_carter_eastenders_third.png) Charlie Suff as Johnny Carter (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Duration | 2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 4771 26 December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Dominic Treadwell-Collins (2013, 2016) Chris Clenshaw (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Johnny_Carter_2016.png) Ted Reilly as Johnny Carter (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Johnny_Carter_2013.png) Sam Strike as Johnny Carter (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Charlie Suff. Johnny makes his first appearance in episode 4771, originally broadcast on 26 December 2013. Johnny has been played by three actors since being introduced in 2013. Sam Strike first portrayed the role from 2013 until he exited in 2014, his final appearance on 25 December 2014 via a Skype call on Christmas Day. In February 2016, it was announced that Johnny would return, played by Ted Reilly who made his first appearance on 11 April 2016. Reilly announced his departure from the role in December 2017, making his final on-screen appearance on 29 January 2018. In December 2023, it was announced that the character would be returning, played by Charlie Suff. Johnny returned on 9 February 2024.
Johnny's storylines have included a brief romance with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) before coming out as gay which his mother Linda (Kellie Bright) initially struggles to accept, his relationship with Gianluca Cavallo (Gabriele Lombardo), supporting Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) after his boyfriend Paul Coker (Jonny Labey) is murdered in a homophobic attack, being injured in a robbery at The Queen Victoria public house and discovering that his brother Lee (Danny-Boy Hatchard) was responsible, being shot by Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy), and helping Linda and "The Six" cover up the murder of Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters).