new pilot show called Fried Brain Sandwich about a stand up comedian, to be directed by Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered and Drop the Dead Donkey). On 21 July 2009, Di Angelo's agent announced on their website that he would be playing the lead role of Jack Stradler in the low-budget film Following Footsteps. He films throughout August for Perry Pictures. Earlier in the year Di Angelo supported 'A Night Less Ordinary' a free ticket scheme for young people launched by Arts Council England in February 2009. In May 2010 Di Angelo was filming Whiskey Robber for Parallel Pictures and series 7 of Hustle. More recently, Di Angelo was cast as the voice-over for the Giffgaff advert, sponsoring The Big Bang Theory on E4, which aired between February and May 2012. In April 2012, industry trade daily Screen International announced Di Angelo had been cast as the lead in British crime thriller Two Days in the Smoke alongside Stephen Marcus, Alan Ford, Lili Bordán and Velibor Topić. In April 2014, Di Angelo returned to EastEnders, to reprise the role as Dean Wicks. In October 2015, it was announced that he would once again be leaving EastEnders. His last episode was on 5 February 2016. On 30 March 2016, it was announced that Di Angelo had been cast in the second series of Ordinary Lies. Filming began in Cardiff, Wales on 21 March 2016. Strictly Come Dancing In 2007, Di Angelo competed as a contestant in series 5 of Strictly Come Dancing, where he was partnered with professional dancer Flavia Cacace. He and Cacace finished the competition as the runners-up, losing to Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler. They later competed in the 2007 Christmas special of the show, landing in third place. They also competed together in the Strictly Come Dancing live arena tour from January to February 2008, and had won more shows than any other couple by coming first overall sixteen times and second ten times. Filmography Films TV Radio Awards and nominations References External links 1987 births Living people English male soap opera actors English people of Greek descent English people of Irish descent Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School