Junior Knight
EastEnders character
Portrayed byMicah Balfour
Duration2024–present
First appearanceEpisode 6906
13 May 2024 (2024-05-13)
ClassificationPresent; regular
In-universe information
Other namesGeorge Knight Jr.
OccupationBusinessman
FatherGeorge Knight
MotherSabrina Knight
StepmotherCindy Beale (1999–2014)
Half-sistersGina Knight
Anna Knight
WifeMonique Knight
SonsXavier Knight
GrandfathersEddie Knight
Henry Asare
GrandmothersGloria Knight
Margaret Abena

Junior Knight is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Micah Balfour.

Storylines

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Junior Knight confronts his father George (Colin Salmon) at an underground fight club but George refuses to fight him. Junior pleads with George to stop fighting for the sake of his sisters, Gina and Anna. However, Junior still resents George for abandoning him and wants nothing to do with him. Junior sleeps with Bianca Jackson before he leaves with his wife and son.

George tells Junior that his father Eddie (Christopher Fairbank) is in prison for murdering his biological father. Junior calls out his father for missing his mother Gloria's (Elizabeth Counsell) funeral and George reveals Eddie kept him away in retaliation for testifying against him.

George begs with Junior to stay as he cannot bear losing his son again, after losing his parents and Junior agrees.

Development

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Creation and casting

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Characterisation

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Personality

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Backstory

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  • George has a son [June 5, 2023][1][2]
  • Identified by name [June 26, 2023]
  • [November 16, 2023]
  • Junior's mother is Sabrina [January 2, 2024]
  • Eddie calls out George for abandoning Junior. [April 9, 2024]
  • Junior was 12 years old when George & Sabrina divorced; they lost touch when George relocated to Spain; he visited with George and the girls in his early 20s, when they were still kids. Junior was all about the ladies then. [May 8, 2024]
  • May 2024, it had been 25 years since George & Sabrina split; George was 19 years old when his son was born. [15 May 2024]

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Introduction

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Affair with Cindy Beale (2024)

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References

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