Jacob Masters (Chucky Venn)
Former EastEnders star Chucky Venn has joined the cast of Casualty.
The actor, who is best known to fans as Walford's Ray Dixon, will play a new nurse called Jacob Masters in the BBC hospital drama.
Charles Venn
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Chucky Venn
Jacob's first scenes will see him arrive in the emergency department with an injured friend, but he quickly makes a big impact on the medical team.
When Connie finds out he's a nurse and mentions that they're advertising at the moment, everyone is quickly won over by his subordination of the ruthless consultant.
Speaking about the role, Venn said: "It's truly a pleasure and honour to be part of Casualty as it's such a successful long-standing medical drama.
"I'm keenly relishing the challenge and my time in Cardiff and I look forward to tackling the role of nurse Jacob."
Executive producer Oliver Kent added: "We are thrilled to welcome [Chucky] to Casualty. As Jacob, his good looks, charm and wit will certainly cause a tidal wave of testosterone in the emergency department. He's going to ruffle a lot of feathers and, no doubt, set a few hearts racing..."
Venn has already started filming with the programme, with his first scenes airing on June 11.
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