Peter Dean (actor) Peter Dean (actor) Peter Dean (born 2 May 1939) is a British actor, he is best known for his roles as Pete Beale in "EastEnders", Jeff Bateman in "Coronation Street" and Sergeant Jack Wilding in "Woodentop". Dean decided on a career in acting after actress Prunella Scales witnessed him rehearsing Shakespeare in Petticoat Lane Market and advised him to take drama classes. Aged 16 he studied under Joan Littlewood and has been an actor since he was 18. Dean's breakthrough performance was playing criminal 'Jack Lynn' in "Law And Order" (1978). He went on to have roles in television shows
Paul Coker (EastEnders) cheeky" and "always managed to add some light relief to his scenes", and that the "naked funeral parlour romp" was "TV history". In July 2015, Paul's affair with Ben was longlisted at the Inside Soap Awards in the "Best Affair" category, but it did not make the viewer-voted shortlist. Paul Coker (EastEnders) Paul Coker is a character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Jonny Labey. He first appeared in episode 5077 of the show, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2015. Paul, a gay character, is the grandson of established characters Les Coker (Roger Sloman)