Danny Hatchard

Danny-Boy Hatchard (born 26 July 1991)^[1] is a British actor from London, known for portraying the role of Lee Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.^[2] Hatchard's other credits include Aaron in the 2014 film We Still Kill the Old Way and Steven Pierce in the 20th anniversary production of Beautiful Thing.^[3] In July 2019, it was announced that he will play Private Rhett Charlton in the fourth series of Our Girl.

Danny Hatchard
Hatchard in 2021
Born	Danny-Boy Hatchard (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 34) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Television	EastEnders (2014–2017, 2019–2020, 2024) Our Girl (2020) Ridley Road (2021)

Career

On 21 January 2014, Hatchard was cast in the role of Lee Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.^[4] He began filming his first scenes in February.^[4] It was announced in 2016 that Hatchard would leave EastEnders in 2017.^[5] He returned temporarily in late 2019 for a short stint, and again in December 2020. Hatchard once again reprised the role of Lee on 16 December 2024 for one episode.^[6][7] In 2020 Hatchard joined the cast of the BBC military drama Our Girl as Private Rhett Charlton,^[8] whilst he appeared as Lee in 2021's Ridley Road. In 2025 he appeared in S4 ep6 episode of Five's The Madame Blanc Mysteries as Jovan.