Bleu Landau

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Bleu Landau
Born
Bleu Louie Landau

(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 18)
Bexley, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
AgentPHA Casting Agency
Known forRole of Dennis Rickman Jnr in EastEnders (2015–2020)

Bleu Louie Landau (born 5 April 2005) [1] is an English actor, known for his role as Dennis Rickman Jnr in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from September 2015 to February 2020. In 2017 he starred in Guy Richie's film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as the role of Blue alongside Jude Law, David Beckham and Charlie Hunnam. He also appeared in Sky comedy drama Code 404 as Reece.

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Life and career

Bleu Louie Landau [2] was born on 5 April 2005 in Bexley, London, in the United Kingdom [1] and grew up on the Isle of Sheppey. [3] In 2015, Landau replaced Harry Hickles in the role of Dennis Rickman on the BBC soap opera EastEnders . [4] For his role, he was nominated for Best Young Performance at the 2017 British Soap Awards. [5] The character was killed off in a boat accident aired over the 35th anniversary of EastEnders in February 2020; Landau's last scenes aired on 21 February. [6] [7] In 2017, he made his film debut in Guy Ritchie's film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword , he played Blue, Backlack's son. [1] Landau is also a model, and has worked for Avon, M&S, La Petite, and River Island. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2020 EastEnders Dennis Rickman Jnr Recurring role
2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword BlueFilm
2022 Code 404 Reece2 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProductionResultRef.
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor EastEnders Longlisted [8]
2017Longlisted [9]
2017 The British Soap Awards Best Young PerformanceNominated [10]

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