Tense courtroom scenes are coming soon. <\/p>
EastEnders has recruited a familiar face to play a pivotal role in the ongoing George Knight storyline<\/a>\u00a0(starring Colin Salmon).<\/p>\n Neil Roberts will play barrister Warren Finn in the long-running BBC soap, who will be seen representing George\u2019s killer father Eddie Knight (Christopher Fairbank)<\/a> in a major upcoming trial.<\/p>\n The cruel character is in the dock for a historic murder, and previously attempted to coerce George into handing over a positive character witness by promising information on his birth mother.<\/p>\n George stayed strong, however, and is keen to see Eddie sent down for a long time.<\/p>\n As a result, Warren could be a contentious figure in his eyes as the defence barrister on the case, although it\u2019s yet to be revealed what exactly his character traits and persona will be.<\/p> Actor Roberts might be recognisable to soap fans, having played DS Jason Wise in ITV\u2019s Emmerdale<\/a>, Glenn Donovan in Channel 4\u2019s Hollyoaks and Mike Leydon in Coronation Street.<\/p>\n He has also portrayed various roles on recently cancelled daytime soap Doctors.<\/p>\n Roberts has been dubbed a Hollywood star by The Sun<\/a>, which first reported this news, for his roles across the pond, which include Jacob Wallenfels in Beverly Hills, 90210, Brother Michael in Babylon 5<\/a> and Rex Buckland in Charmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n He also appeared in the 1998 television film Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD, starring David Hasselhoff in the title role, playing Alexander Pierce \u2013 a role later made famous by Robert Redford in Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most recently, Roberts has appeared in popular detective drama Endeavour<\/a> and ABC comedy-drama Whiskey Cavalier, while he has also lent his voice to major video games including Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/a> and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum<\/a>.<\/p>\n His scenes on EastEnders as barrister Warren are expected to air later this month.<\/p>\n