EastEnders star Reiss Colwell's actor has stunned fans with an photo taken before he joined the soap. Many soap lovers have been left doing a double take over the "handsome" actor who is "unrecognisable" from his Albert Square character. Jonny Freeman plays the late Dot Branning's great-nephew, Reiss.
As he made his soap entrance, the awkward character attended Dot's funeral in 2022. In recent scenes, Reiss has embarked on another IVF attempt with girlfriend Sonia Fowler. They truck up a romance after he had an obvious crush on her.
However, away from screens many fans have swooned over the actor. In a snap posted on social media, Jonny looked a world away from his EastEnders character. He sported a trimmed beard and unlike Reiss, had a full head of hair with no comb-over in sight.
The headshot showed the actor smouldering at the camera with his piercing green eyes. Fans quickly took notice of the picture and gushed over the actor's looks. “Very handsome, should have kept him like that,” said one fan.
Someone else chimed in: "What a difference...
shocker." “Omg he is so good looking, he looks so different in real life,” added a third fan. A fourth agreed: "OMG so different.
” Jonny has also made appearances in BBC ’s Silent Witness and Channel 4 ’s Top Boy but was "delighted" to join the soap in 2022. Speaking at the time, he said: "Everybody has been so welcoming, and I'm very lucky to have been working so closely with the lovely Natalie Cassidy, who is not only.