Ryan Malloy
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| Portrayed by | Neil McDermott | ||||||||
| Duration | 2009–2011, 2014, 2016– | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3779 28 April 2009 |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
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| Mother | Debra Dean |
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| Half-sisters | Whitney Dean |
| Wife | Janine Butcher (2010–2012) |
| Daughters | Lily Branning |
Ryan Malloy is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Neil McDermott. From his arrival on 28 April 2009, the character remained a mystery in the show for a number of months, until he was revealed as the half-brother of established character, Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). Ryan departed on 26 August 2011, before making a surprise guest appearance on 2 September 2014. Following his former lover, Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner), being sectioned in the episode that aired on 22 January 2016, he then made a surprise return for a short stint to look after his daughter Lily Branning (Aine Garvey), before departing again on 11 February 2016. Seven months later, Ryan returned on 20 September after he was released from prison. Ryan returned again on 4 November for Whitney and Lee Carter's (Danny-Boy Hatchard) wedding.
Ryan first appears on screen on 28 April 2009 when he is seen in the park by Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry). He asks Whitney if she is all right, but she runs off calling him a "creep". Weeks later, he helps Whitney and others escape from a fire started in the café by Nick Cotton (John Altman). Whitney then sees Ryan as a mysterious hero. Whitney's mother, Debra Dean (Ruth Gemmell), turns up at Whitney's house, saying that a man is after her. Whitney demands to know why, and Debra says she has something belonging to him. They fetch it, but when they return home, Ryan is waiting for them; he is the man who is chasing Debra. Ryan reveals to Whitney he is her half-brother and says he killed someone in self-defence, giving the weapon to Debra to hide. He demands it back from Whitney, but she refuses, and later disposes of it in a canal.
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