Jake Maskall
Encyclopedia
Jake Maskall is an English
television, film and theatre actor.
television soap opera
EastEnders
where he played ladies' man and bad boy Danny Moon
. His character first appeared on 30 December 2004 and was driven out of the show by gangster Johnny Allen
seven months later. He returned to EastEnders for a brief stint in March 2006 when the character was killed off by brother Jake Moon
(played by Joel Beckett
) after it was revealed he had killed Dennis Rickman
under Johnny Allen's orders.
Jake also guest starred in Casualty
as Paul Vessey and Scobie in Murder City.
In 2005 he appeared in Stars in Fast Cars
.
In theatre he played Andrew in Troop and in March 2006 toured across the UK
in Kind Hearts and Coronets
playing the lead character Louis Mazzini. Late 2006 saw Jake doing promotion for the department store chain Debenhams
.
In May 2006, Jake played Aeneas in Dido (Queen of Carthage) for Angels in the Architecture at the Chapel of St Barnabas in Soho. This production was then revived at Kensington Palace in 2008. In Summer 2006 Jake starred alongside ex EastEnder, Michael Greco
, in the independent thriller film Naked in London
which is still awaiting an international release date. In November 2006 he starred as Mephistopheles
in a modern adaptation of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
.
In 2008 he appeared in the horror film
serial Beyond the Rave
.
In 2009 he appeared in adverts for Littlewoods
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
television, film and theatre actor.
Career
Jake's most notable role came in the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
where he played ladies' man and bad boy Danny Moon
Danny Moon
Daniel "Danny" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jake Maskall. He made his first appearance on 30 December 2004...
. His character first appeared on 30 December 2004 and was driven out of the show by gangster Johnny Allen
Johnny Allen (EastEnders)
Jonathan "Johnny" Allen is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray.-Storylines:Johnny Allen was a businessman and retired gangster, who grew up in Walford but moved away to start up an empire of his own which he named J.A. Enterprises...
seven months later. He returned to EastEnders for a brief stint in March 2006 when the character was killed off by brother Jake Moon
Jake Moon
Jacob "Jake" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Joel Beckett, who appeared from 30 December 2004 as a regular character.-Storylines:...
(played by Joel Beckett
Joel Beckett
Joel Beckett is an English actor, best known for playing Jake Moon in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2004 to October 2006 and as Lee in the British comedy series The Office...
) after it was revealed he had killed Dennis Rickman
Dennis Rickman
Dennis Rickman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nigel Harman. He entered the show on 14 April 2003 and made his last appearance on 30 December 2005, when he was fatally stabbed as the midnight fireworks began. He is part of the Watts family, though his...
under Johnny Allen's orders.
Jake also guest starred in Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
as Paul Vessey and Scobie in Murder City.
In 2005 he appeared in Stars in Fast Cars
Stars in Fast Cars
Stars in Fast Cars was a humorous motoring-themed celebrity game show, in which celebrities competed at motoring challenges, including recreating movie stunts and racing modified armchairs...
.
In theatre he played Andrew in Troop and in March 2006 toured across the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy feature film. The plot is loosely based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman, with the screenplay written by Robert Hamer and John Dighton and the film directed by Hamer...
playing the lead character Louis Mazzini. Late 2006 saw Jake doing promotion for the department store chain Debenhams
Debenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
.
In May 2006, Jake played Aeneas in Dido (Queen of Carthage) for Angels in the Architecture at the Chapel of St Barnabas in Soho. This production was then revived at Kensington Palace in 2008. In Summer 2006 Jake starred alongside ex EastEnder, Michael Greco
Michael Greco
Michael Greco is an English actor and poker player. He was educated in Surrey, England at Reigate College. Internet rumours claim he was born in Dunbar, Scotland, but Greco himself states that this is false, and that he grew up in London....
, in the independent thriller film Naked in London
Naked in london
Moving Target is a British thriller, from director Mark Tierney. The film was formerly known as Naked in London.Set on the hottest day of the year in London it follows the character Steve Lynch in an afternoon full of explosive situations.- Plot :...
which is still awaiting an international release date. In November 2006 he starred as Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles is a demon featured in German folklore...
in a modern adaptation of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. As the foremost Elizabethan tragedian, next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his mysterious death.A warrant was issued for Marlowe's arrest on 18 May...
.
In 2008 he appeared in the horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
serial Beyond the Rave
Beyond the Rave
Beyond the Rave is a twenty-part horror serial that marked the return of Hammer Films in 2008.-Plot:The story follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq the following morning...
.
In 2009 he appeared in adverts for Littlewoods
Littlewoods
Littlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling company founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by John Moores in 1923.It started as a shopping catalogue company, processing orders by post in the early 1970s. In 1981, it expanded to a call centre, processing orders via telephone. At its...
.
Personal life
He is very private about his life, but in February 2005 he came out publicly as a homosexual stating "I am gay - I've been with my boyfriend for 12 years now. It's not a secret."Filmography
- CenturionCenturion (film)Centurion is a 2010 British action thriller film directed by Neil Marshall, loosely based on the supposed disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion in Caledonia in the second century CE. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko and Dominic West....
(2010) ... Argos. - Rather You Than Me (2008)
- Beyond the RaveBeyond the RaveBeyond the Rave is a twenty-part horror serial that marked the return of Hammer Films in 2008.-Plot:The story follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq the following morning...
(2008) ... Strigoi - Naked in LondonNaked in londonMoving Target is a British thriller, from director Mark Tierney. The film was formerly known as Naked in London.Set on the hottest day of the year in London it follows the character Steve Lynch in an afternoon full of explosive situations.- Plot :...
(2006) .... Mark Tierney - EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
.... Danny Moon (2004-2005, 2006) - Murder City (2004) .... Alan Scobie
- CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
(2002) .... Paul Vesey