Howard Saddler currently stars as the creepy Pastor Clayton EastEndersbut he has a wealth of other roles to his name.
The sinister church leader, who made his debut in the BBC soap in December, is embroiled in a huge storyline that saw making unwanted sexual advances about beloved Albert Square stalwart Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter).
When they met her at the community center, rumors began to spread among parishioners who believed there was more to their relationship than initially met the eye.
Stop the gossip, Yolande lashed out at leader Agatha (Chloe Okora) and the pastor assured her there was nothing to worry about.
But Clayton's true nature was later revealed when he locked Yolande in the community center's storage room and sexually assaulted her.
Like this storyline reaches a dramatic peak this weekLet's take a look back at everything that has unfolded so far.
What did Reverend Clayton do to Yolande in EastEnders?
In stomach-churning scenes, Clayton pulled Yolande in for a hug, but slowly moved his hands to the base of her back.
Yolande felt uncomfortable afterwards and in the scenes that followed the pastor placed his hand on her thigh. When she questioned his motives, he suggested she was misinterpreting the situation.
In an attempt to punish Yolande for speaking out, Clayton hired his wife Stella to take over her responsibilities in their charity work, which devastated her considering she had been looking forward to hosting a fundraiser.
Yolande then apologized, and the pastor put her back in charge of organizing the fundraiser. But in devastating scenes, he locked Yolande in the community center's storage room and sexually assaulted her – on the very day of the fundraiser, which was on track to be a success.
The beloved character broke down in tears and headed straight to the launderette, where she confided in Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) about her ordeal and urged her to keep her mouth shut.
So far, no one else knows what Yolande went through, although her behavior in the weeks that followed has piqued Patrick's interest, and the truth will come to light later this week.
Where have we seen actor Howard Saddler before?
Before arriving in Walford, actor Howard Saddler was no stranger to our screens.
According to IMDb, his first role was as a paramedic in the ongoing ITV drama The Bill in 1993, returning to Sun Hill police station in a separate part seven years later.
He next appeared as DC Chambers in two series of the Children's BBC soap Grange Hill in 1995.
Returning to children's television in 2001, he played a real estate agent in the supernatural series Ghost Hunter.
He also starred as Oliver in Ricky Gervais' hit comedy The office.
Following this, he joined the cast of the much-missed Channel 5 show Family Affairs, set in the fictional London suburb of Charnam, and performed as Les Boulter for two years.
Throughout his career he appeared in a number of soap operas including Doctors And Holby town.
Has Howard Saddler appeared in EastEnders before?
In December 2002, he made a cameo appearance as a separate character far removed from his role as Gideon Clayton.
When Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder) was rushed to hospital after being hit by Martin Fowler's (then James Alexandrou) car, Howard's character Dr. Daniel Rodford the one who treated him.
It proved to be one of EastEnders' most memorable storylines, as the incident resulted in Jamie's death.
Believing him to be the father of Sonia Jackson's baby Rebecca, she was devastated to learn that she was in fact the daughter of Martin (whom Sonia had slept with before Jamie).
Despite their problems, the couple reconciled, but before they could get married, Martin plowed his car into him outside Walford East tube station.
A devastated Sonia lay by his bedside in hospital before he died.
Martin has referred to Jamie's death in recent years, calling it “the biggest mistake of his life.”
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
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