THE star behind an iconic EastEnders villain looked unrecognisable in his latest onscreen role. Alex Ferns appeared in the BBC soap in the early 2000s, playing the role of Trevor Morgan. 4 Alex Ferns appears in the new BBC drama Nightsleeper Credit: BBC 4 Alex's EastEnders character, Trevor Morgan, abused his wife Little Mo Credit: BBC 4 Viewers despised Trevor for his despicable actions Credit: BBC Trevor was the abusive husband to Little Mo Slater (Kacey Ainsworth), with the character ultimately being killed off in 2002.

Meanwhile, actor Alex was back on screens recently for new BBC drama Nightsleeper, looking much different to his Walford days. Viewers started to make the connection, as one asked on X: "Isn't that evil Trevor from EastEnders?" Another replied: "That's him. It was bugging me.

" Read more on EastEnders smoke & mirrors EastEnders legend broke major rule on set and bosses allowed it fire starter EastEnders fire shock as devastating inferno to rip through Albert Square A third commented: "Good to see Trevor from EastEnders on this." Six-part drama Nightsleeper follows passengers on a sleeper train from Glasgow to London in the aftermath of a hijacking. One of the passengers is off-duty police officer Joe Roag, portrayed by Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole.

As for Alex, he appears as a passenger by the name of Arran Moy. Most read in Soaps smoke & mirrors EastEnders legend broke major rule on set and bosses allowed it fire starter EastEnders fire shock as devastating.