He may be known to most as Ben Mitchell on Eastenders, but before getting his big break on the soap, Max Bowden starred on school drama series Waterloo Road in 2014.The soap star, who cried when his grandma got her Covid vaccination, played Justin Fitzgerald for the tenth and final series of the BBC show.The 26 year old looked completely fresh-faced as he played a school student and the son of headteacher Vaughan Fitzgerald.
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In unearthed snaps of the performer, Max can be seen wearing his character's school uniform as he poses alongside his on-screen mum and brother.
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