role of Dennis Rickman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. His character's first notable bustup was with local hard man Phil Mitchell whom he punched in his very first episode making him the first of his many enemies. A few months later, Dennis was beaten up by some thugs who had been sent around by Phil. Then his long-lost father "Dirty" Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham) famously returned after being presumed dead for over 14 years and together with Dennis framed Phil for armed robbery causing Phil to flee Walford on the run from police. Harman left EastEnders on 5 November 2005, and his final episode was aired on 30 December 2005 in which Dennis was stabbed to death in the street by one of Johnny Allen's (Billy Murray) henchman (it was later discovered to be Danny Moon, played by Jake Maskall). During his time on EastEnders Harman won multiple awards such as the following: Wins: National Television Awards 2003 Most Popular Newcomer British Soap Awards 2004 Sexiest Male and Best Newcomer Inside Soap Awards 2004 Sexiest Male and Best Actor British Soap Awards 2005 Sexiest Male Inside Soap Awards 2005 Sexiest Male and Best Actor Nominations: British Soap Awards 2005 Best Actor National Television Awards 2004 Most Popular Actor National Television Awards 2005 Most Popular Actor Inside Soap Awards 2005 Best Couple (Shared with Letitia Dean) Theatre work After leaving EastEnders in December 2005, he appeared as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End alongside Jenna Russell and Nigel Lindsay. He opened alongside Sarah Lancashire who left the production with illness on 4 January 2006. He left the show in March 2006. In April 2006, he played Kerry Max Cooke in The Exonerated at Riverside Studio Theatre in Hammersmith, London. In October 2006, Harman appeared in the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, starring alongside David Bradley and Con O'Neill. The production toured from February to April 2007. The tour venues were the Theatre Royal, Brighton, Richmond Theatre and the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn. Harman resumed the role of Sky Masterson again, joining the Guys and Dolls tour at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham in December 2006, and the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in May 2007. From May to July 2008 he appeared in The Common Pursuit at the Menier Chocolate Factory for a limited run. From January