Mick Carter

Mick Carter is a fictional character and central protagonist of the BBC British soap opera EastEnders. 
He debuted on 25th December 2013 and would become one of the show's central protagonists up until his exit on 25th December 2022, exactly nine years after making his first appearence on the show, and then serving as the unseen catalyst in 2023-2024 onwards.
The character is portrayed by .
==Biography==
Mick Carter first came to Albert Square, the market town of fictional East London borough Walford, on Christmas Day 2013 as the new landlord of The Queen Victoria public house after buying the property from local hardman Phil Mitchell. Soon afterwards, Mick brought along his family to live in the pub and the square
From then onwards, Mick has represented some of the show's biggest and most highly-prolific storylines - most of which revolved on his relationship and eventual marriage with his on-screen romantic partner Linda Carter, one of the greatest love chemsitry story arcs in the show's history. Mick's storylines included overcoming his fear of water; supporting countless family problems and secrets such as his son Johnny Carter coming out as gay; discovering that his sister Shirley Carter is actually his birth mother; coping with Linda's rape by his brother and archenemy Dean Wicks along with the death of their grandfather Stan Carter; finding out that he is the father of Linda's baby Ollie Carter; becoming estranged from his eldest daughter Nancy Carter when he blames her for Ollie getting injured in her confronation with sibling Lee Carter; having a romantic crush on his daughter-in-law Whitney Dean; disowning his father Buster Briggs for cheating on Shirley with her friend Kathy Beale; nearly getting unlawfully evicted from his family home by Kathy's rapist James Willmott-Brown; clashing with drug lord Aidan Maguire after partaking in his criminal heist; being involved in a feud with his childhood friend Stuart Highway; dealing with Linda's newfound alcoholism and subsuqent affair with his love rival Max Branning; revealing to his loved ones that he was a victim of child sexual abuse by his old social worker Katy Lewis; bonding with his long-lost daughter Frankie Lewis; forming close friendships with both Max's brother Jack Branning and Phil's wife Sharon Watts on respective occasions; coping with the murder of his aunt Tina Carter by her killer Gray Atkins; being romantically seduced by local villain Janine Butcher that led to the pair getting married as well as the off-screen birth of their unnamed son; and reconciling with Linda shortly after discovering Janine's lies that led to the three being involved in a dramatic high-speed chase on Christmas Night 2022 that faciliated the events of Mick's departure from the show.
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==Trivia==
*The character made a total of 1145 appearences throughout his time on the show.
*Danny Dyer (the actor who played Mick Carter) recieved universal acclaim for his role and performance as Mick Carter along with his contribution to the character's storylines that led to him winning and recieving numerous awards.
**As such, Mick's chemistry relationship with on-screen wife Linda is hailed as one of the most iconic in EastEnders history.
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