About Jake Maskall
Born 1971. Jake Maskall is a British actor, stage actor and television actor.
Jake Maskall is an English actor. Working predominantly in theatre, his screen credits include Casualty, Murder City (2004), EastEnders (2004-2006), Beyond the Rave (2008), and The Tudors (2009). He is most notable for playing Prince Cyrus Henstridge for 40 episodes (4 series) of the royalty drama series The Royals (2015-2018).
Life and career Maskall was born on 17 April 1971 in Essex, England.
He guest starred in Casualty (2002) as Paul Vessey and Scobie in Murder City (2004).
Maskall's most notable role came in the BBC television soap opera EastEnders (2004–2006), in which he played ladies' man and bad boy Danny Moon.
In March 2006, he toured the UK playing the lead character, Louis Mazzini, in Kind Hearts and Coronets.
In 2008, he appeared in the Hammer House horror film serial Beyond the Rave (2008).
He starred as Prince Cyrus Henstridge (alongside Elizabeth Hurley) for 40 episodes in four series of the drama series The Royals (2015–2018).
Personal life In a 2005 interview with Now, while he was still working on EastEnders, Maskall revealed that he was gay, and that he'd been in a relationship for 12 years, saying "it's not a secret".
Filmography Casualty (2002) – Paul Vesey Murder City (2004) – Alan Scobie Beyond the Rave (2008) – Strigoi Feral (2009) The Tudors – Lord Montague The Royals (2015–2018) – King Cyrus Henstridge
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British actor
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Jake Maskall was born on 17 April 1971 in Essex.
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Jake Maskall is an actor, stage actor and television actor.
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