who played the original mark fowler in eastenders
David Timothy Scarboro
title: Mark Fowler text: Mark Fowler Mark Fowler is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Mark, an original regular character when the series started in February 1985, became a semi-regular after his original portrayer David Scarboro was written out of the role in April 1985. Scarboro made brief returns to the role in 1986 and 1987. Scarboro died in April 1988, and the role was recast in 1990, with former Grange Hill regular Todd Carty taking on the role. From this point the character was a permanent fixture in the series and Carty remained in the role until the character was title: David Scarboro text: David Scarboro David Timothy Scarboro (3 February 1968 – 27 April 1988) was an English actor who was best known for portraying Mark Fowler in the popular British soap opera "EastEnders" from the programme's inception in February until April 1985 before appearing intermittently between 1986 and 1987. Scarboro made his acting debut in an episode of the television series "Scene" titled "Good Neighbours" which aired in 1984. That same year he appeared as a student in episodes of the school drama series "Grange Hill". From its inception in February 1985 until April of that same year, Scarboro played the part title: David Scarboro text: Todd Carty. The character continued in "EastEnders" as a regular character until 2003, when the character was written out of the series and died off-screen the following year. David Scarboro David Timothy Scarboro (3 February 1968 – 27 April 1988) was an English actor who was best known for portraying Mark Fowler in the popular British soap opera "EastEnders" from the programme's inception in February until April 1985 before appearing intermittently between 1986 and 1987. Scarboro made his acting debut in an episode of the television series "Scene" titled "Good Neighbours" which aired in 1984. That same year he appeared title: Simon Wicks text: Smith just after the show's inception in 1985, making his first appearance in October that year. According to Smith, Simon was thought up overnight as a means to restore the cast balance distorted by the unexpected departure from the serial of actor David Scarboro who played the original Mark Fowler (who would appear on and off until the actor's suicide in 1988). Scarboro's departure meant many of his functions as the slightly eldest of the young characters would need to be taken over by another character and thus Wicksy was invented. Simon Wicks was associated with one of "EastEnders"' original title: Todd Carty text: original character Mark Fowler in the BBC One soap opera "EastEnders" in 1990, following the death of the original actor, David Scarboro. Carty played the role for 13 years, becoming one of the longest-running male cast-members. In July 2002, the BBC announced that Mark Fowler was being written out of the serial, a mutual decision between the producers and Carty. Executive producer Louise Berridge said that Carty had made a "fantastic contribution" to the soap and Mark had been a "pivotal figure", but the character had finally run its course: "Todd and I have discussed this at some length and