James Alexandrou

James Alekos Alexandrou (born 12 April 1985) is an English actor of Greek Cypriot descent, best known for playing Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. He is currently the presenter of Bizarre Crime on BBC Three. He was born in Islington, London, to a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. He has a twin sister, Antoinette. Alexandrou was educated in Waltham Forest at Chingford Foundation School, and the Anna Scher Theatre School. His hobbies in life include boxing, football, basketball and playing the guitar. In 1996, he successfully auditioned for the role of Martin Fowler in EastEnders. The character had actually been created shortly after the show's inception in 1985, but the role had become vacant following the...