Michael French

Michael French (born Michael Clark, 17 September 1962) is an English actor, known for his roles as David Wicks in EastEnders; Nick Jordan, a consultant and Clinical Lead, Senior Consultant in emergency medicine in Casualty and former cardiothoracic registrar in its spin-off series Holby City; and Jeff Slade in the BBC sci-fi crime series Crime Traveller.

Biography Michael French was born Michael Clark in Bow, London, on 17 September 1962. He appeared in school productions and shows put on by a local drama club. He appeared in EastEnders between 1993 and 1996, and later reprised his role in 2012 for the departure of Pam St Clement who played his on-screen mother Pat Butcher, and again between 2013 and 2014. He also appeared as Nick Jordan in Casualty and its spin-off programme Holby City, between 1998 and 2000, returning to the role in Casualty between 2006 and 2013.

Other television work included Crime Traveller (1997), and Born and Bred (2002-2004). His other theatre work included Sacred Heart (1999), Art (2000), Chicago (2004), and The Sound of Music (2014). In July 2024, it was announced that French would be reprising his role of David Wicks in EastEnders for a short stint later in the year.

In 2000 he appeared in David Pugh and Sean Connery's production of the French play "Art" by Yasmina Reza at the Wyndham's Theatre in London. He played Marc alongside James Fleet as Serge and Stephen Tompkinson as Yvan.

Filmography Year Show Role Notes 1993–1996, 2012–2014, 2024 EastEnders David Wicks Series regular (463 episodes) 1997 Crime Traveller Detective Jeff Slade 8 part series 1998, 2008–2013 CasualtyNick Jordan Series regular 1999–2000, 2006, 2010 Holby City 2001 The Fabulous Bagel Boys DS Alexander Murchison The Gentleman Thief Ellis Bride 2004 The Afternoon Play Hardy Rose 1 episode: "Sons, Daughters and Lovers" 2001–2004 Born and Bred Dr. Tom Gilder Series regular 2005 Casualty@Holby CityNick Jordan 2 episodes: "Deny Thy Father" (Parts 1&2) 2006 Dalziel and Pascoe Gary Lescott 1 episode: "Wrong Time, Wrong Place" 2018 Bargain Hunt Self1 episode