George Knight has been left reeling in EastEnders after learning his brother Kojo Asare was given drugs – here’s what you need to know about his portrayer Colin Salmon
EastEnders’ beloved character George Knight, played by Colin Salmon, has been left in shock after discovering his younger brother Kojo Asare, portrayed by Dayo Koleosho, was given drugs.
George found Kojo sprawled on a bench after the notorious drug dealer Tobias ‘Okie’ Okyere, played by Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu, had given him a pill to “calm down”.
Despite Kojo keeping mum about the source of the pill, George was convinced that Harry Mitchell, played by Elijah Holloway, was responsible and stormed over to Harry’s Barn to confront him.
The confrontation escalated into violence, with the boxer choking Nicola Mitchell’s son, a character played by Laura Doddington, leaving him gasping for breath.
An enraged Harry later confronted Okie, berating him for supplying the pills to Kojo, but it was Okie who lost his cool in subsequent scenes – as he enquired about George’s residence. Naturally, Harry kept quiet, reports the Daily Star.
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“You don’t know what I’m capable off!” Okie declared. “So if this Kojo’s brother’s going to become a problem, we’re going to have to make him disappear,” he threatened, revealing a gun tucked under his belt. Could this spell the end for George?
As George sought advice from local policeman Jack Branning, played by Scott Maslen, after Kojo’s pill incident, some EastEnders fans were distracted by the noticeable height difference between the two men.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan wrote: “Is Jack really small or George really tall? #EastEnders.”
Another commented: “Jack is quite tall as he’s 5″11 but George is really tall as he is 6″3.” A third person remarked: “I think Jack is tall but George is a big hunky man mountain.” A fourth said: “George is really tall but idk how tall Jack is.”
According to IMBD, Colin stands at 6″4 (1.96 metres) tall and he was born on December 6, 1961 which makes him 63 years old.
Colin has been wed since 1988 to the versatile artist Fiona Hawthorne, with the pair sharing four children: Sasha, Rudi, Eden, and Ben.Fiona’s extraordinary path includes being born in Northern Ireland, raised in Hong Kong, and pursuing a career spanning London and New York.
The actor, who became part of the EastEnders cast in 2023, has previously explained his motivations for accepting the role, stating that he “can’t be far from home” due to his wife’s health struggles.
Speaking at an EastEnders event with OK!, Colin acknowledged that his wife Fiona’s condition influenced his choice to join the soap.
Fiona was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease, a rare pulmonary condition, and now depends on an oxygen tank.
Colin began his acting journey in the early 1990s and portrayed DS Robert Oswalde for two episodes of Prime Suspect 2 in 1992, before appearing in Lovejoy.
Star of the hit series Soldier Soldier, Colin has since made his mark on the big screen with significant roles in not one, but three James Bond films including Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day, lending his talents to the character of Charles Robinson.
However, Colin’s acting credits don’t end there as he’s been a fixture in some of the UK’s most cherished TV series over the last 30 years with appearances in Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness, 24: Live Another Day, Law and Order UK, Death in Paradise, Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Judge John Deed.
His film repertoire boasts blockbusters such as London Has Fallen and Resident Evil, along with cult favourites like Blood: The Last Vampire.
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One and available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 6am
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