{"id":43387,"date":"2024-01-09T15:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1956532"},"modified":"2024-01-09T19:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T18:58:35","slug":"who-is-call-the-midwifes-daniel-laurie-actor-related-to-eastenders-legend","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-call-the-midwifes-daniel-laurie-actor-related-to-eastenders-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Call the Midwife\u2019s Daniel Laurie? Actor related to EastEnders legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Laurie comes from an acting family. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 09 January 2024 at 14:48 PM<\/p>

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Call the Midwife has returned to the BBC for <\/span>season 13<\/span><\/a>, launching plenty of familiar faces back onto our screens, as well as some brand new additions<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

One returning cast member<\/a> is Daniel Laurie<\/a>, who reprises his role as Reggie Jackson, a part he has portrayed since series 6. <\/span><\/p>\n

Reggie first appeared in Poplar following the death of his mother, which prompted the nuns and the community to step in and take him under their wing. Reggie now lives with his uncle Fred (Cliff Parisi).<\/span><\/p>\n

And since the drama returned to our screens<\/a> on Sunday (7th January), it has emerged that Laurie has an incredible connection to an EastEnders<\/a> legend.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, who is Laurie\u2019s famous father and what else has the actor appeared in? Read on for everything you need to know about the Reggie Jackson actor.<\/span><\/p>

Who is Call the Midwife\u2019s Daniel Laurie?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Daniel Laurie as Reggie Jackson in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Daniel Laurie is an actor who is best known for his role as Reggie Jackson in Call the Midwife.<\/span><\/p>\n

Laurie was nominated for the Best Actor award at the TV Choice Awards in 2022<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The actor previously spoke about having Down\u2019s syndrome, telling the BBC<\/a> during an interview: \u201cBasically having Down\u2019s syndrome is kinda cool. To me it\u2019s absolutely cool. [So] yeah, that\u2019s how I\u2019ve got Down\u2019s syndrome\u2026 and you absolutely crack me up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is Daniel Laurie\u2019s famous father?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Laurie comes from an acting family and is<\/span>\u00a0the son of former EastEnders actor Leslie Grantham<\/a>, who died in 2018 at the age of 71. Grantham played Den Watts in EastEnders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Den and his wife Angie (Anita Dobson) were the original landlords of The Queen Vic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Den Watts was killed off in 1989 but made a surprise return in 2003, before being<\/span> murdered for real in 2005 by his latest wife Chrissie (Tracy Ann Oberman).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Watts family, Den (Leslie Grantham), Angie (Anita Dobson) and Sharon (Letitia Dean) in EastEnders. Don Smith\/Radio Times Archive<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

In 1986, Den served wife Angie with divorce papers on Christmas Day. <\/span><\/p>\n

The episode became the most watched instalment in the soap\u2019s history, with more than 30 million people tuning in to see Den expose his wife\u2019s lies about being terminally ill, and it <\/span>remains one of the most iconic EastEnders<\/a> <\/span>Christmas<\/span> episodes of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Daniel Laurie\u2019s mother, Jane Laurie, has starred in a number of 1980s films including The Return of the Soldier and Foreign Body.<\/span><\/p>\n

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