Leon Small | |||||||
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EastEnders character | |||||||
Portrayed by | Sam Attwater | ||||||
First appearance | Episode 3926 5 January 2010 | ||||||
Last appearance | Episode 4079 30 September 2010 | ||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
Created by | EastEnders: E20 series 1 writing team | ||||||
Introduced by | Diederick Santer | ||||||
Spin-off appearances | EastEnders: E20 (2010) | ||||||
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Leon Small is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders and its Internet spin-off EastEnders: E20, played by Sam Attwater. He made his first appearance in EastEnders on 5 January and appears in all twelve episodes of the first series of EastEnders: E20. The character was created by a team of 13 writers aged between 17 and 22 and is described as sexy and cool with a short fuse and a lack of respect for those in authority. The character's departure was announced on 11 May 2010 and his last appearance was on 30 September 2010.[1]