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Scott Alexander Maslen (born 25 June 1971) is an English actor and model, best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in
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'' since 2007. He also took part in the 2010 series of ''
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''. He portrayed Claude Speed in the live-action trailer for ''
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Early life

Maslen was born in Woolwich, London, England on 25 June 1971. As a young boy Maslen admired the
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and attended Bromley Marines Cadets on a Monday and a Thursday at T.S. ''Narvik'' in Bromley Common. He was brought up in
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and signed up to join the
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with his school friends, Marcus Marnham and Simon Farnham at the age of 16. He later sustained an injury whilst doing the PRMC (Potential Royal Marines Course), resulting in him not gaining entry to the Recruit training course.''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', 22 May 2009 He has been a
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since the age of 18; he discussed this on appearances on both ''
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Career

At the age of 18 he went to Miami and was spotted by photographer Bruce Weber. As a result of this encounter he began a career as an international model. Five years later, he turned to acting. After training at the
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, he landed a role in the successful television series '' Lock, Stock...'' in 2000. He has also played the live action rendition of
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's promotional video and opening sequence for ''
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''. After a few more television and film roles he landed his part in ''
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'' in 2002. On 13 July 2007 it was announced that Maslen would be leaving ''
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'' and joining the cast of ''
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'' as regular character
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. His love interest was
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, played by best friend Samantha Womack. Both actors commented that they were uncomfortable doing love scenes since they have known each other most of their lives and are like brother and sister. Maslen left ''EastEnders'' on 15 October 2013. Maslen performed in the pantomime ''
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'' at the
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over the Christmas/New Year period of 2013/2014. He performed the same pantomime at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury over the Christmas/New Year period of 2014/2015. He performed it again at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley over Christmas/New Year 2015/2016. In 2015, he competed in ''
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,'' but lost in the final, and took up a role of an MP named James Holloway in the American drama series '' The Royals''. In April 2015, Maslen admitted that he had rejected the chance to return to ''EastEnders'' saying "I didn't want to go back just 18 months after leaving. There is an element of snobbery with soaps. It means people in the industry don't see you as an actor, they see you as a commodity." However, he made an unannounced return to the show on 24 December 2015, later confirming that this would be permanent. Maslen said "It was like I hadn't left. It felt a bit strange because there are new characters who I don't know – but that fits with the story".


''Strictly Come Dancing''

Maslen participated in the 2010 series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with professional dancer
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and his performances were favourably received by the judges. He was the 2nd celebrity of 2010 to score a 10 from the judges, following fellow ''EastEnders'' actress
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scoring a 10 for her
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in week 5, the same week where Maslen scored three 10s for his Viennese Waltz. In week 7 he also received three 10s for his Jive, with Bruno stating that it was the best Jive since former ''EastEnders'' star
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's in Series 2, and received just one point less. Maslen showed a natural talent for dancing, topping the leaderboard on many occasions, however was eliminated in week 11 of the series.


Awards

He was nominated in the top four for "Sexiest Male" at the British Soap Awards 2008, but was beaten by
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from ''
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''. At the 2009 British Soap Awards, Maslen won in the Sexiest Male category, against fellow ''EastEnders'' actors
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). He later went on to have a successful year at the 2010 British Soap Awards, winning both Best Actor and Sexiest Male. In 2011 and 2012, Maslen won "Sexiest Male" at the British Soap Awards.


Personal life

He is married to Estelle Maslen (née Rubio), who is the mother of his son Zak Alexander Maslen (born 25 January 2001). The couple were together for nine years before they were married on 6 September 2008. Several of Maslen's co-stars were in attendance at his wedding, including:
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. He is best friends with his ''
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'' co-star Samantha Womack, whom he has known since they were
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, and her former husband
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. He is also godfather to their two children, Lily-Rose and Benjamin Womack. Benjamin is also best friends with Maslen's son Zak. Maslen is a keen
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maslen, Scott 1971 births Living people English male models People from Woolwich Royal Marines ranks Male actors from London English male soap opera actors