is a
Fictional Character in the popular
BBC Soap Opera ''
EastEnders ''. He has been played by
James Alexandrou since
1996 .
The role was previously played by
Jon Peyton Price from early life as a baby in 1985 to 1996, just before Martin's teenage years began.
As a teenager, Martin led a somewhat deviant life, believed to be trigged by the premature death of his father.
He befriended a small gang of young criminals from his local school. A series of petty
Theft s,
Burglaries and
Vandalism s culminated in him being arrested and enraging various residents of
Walford including
Phil Mitchell .
Martin also ended up taking drugs at the hands of
Nick Cotton , which led to Martin's brother
Mark taking revenge and leaving Nick paralyzed. In his later teens, Martin also grew illegal substances in the shed of his deceased father,
Arthur . This led to family friend
Derek Harkinson taking the blame as Martin could not risk being in trouble with the law, as he had previous convictions.
Martin went to prison in 2003 after driving the car that hit
Jamie Mitchell , later leading to his death. This again, led him to trouble with a heartbroken Phil Mitchell.
Jamie was the
Fiancé of
Sonia Jackson . Sonia was also the mother of Martin's baby that she gave birth to at the age of around 15. The baby was decidedly put up for adoption, and as above, Martin continued his life of trouble.
It wasn't until Martin was released from prison that he tried to reform himself, after the forgiveness of bereaved Sonia.
However, surprisingly, he and Sonia ended up falling in love and then marrying in
2004 . It has been said that Martin felt sympathy and guilt towards Sonia for killing Jamie.
Martin and Sonia did a lot together, but nothing as memorable as the night Johnny Allen's 'Scarlet' opened. Sonia and Martin got drunk and Martin
Mooned his mother and
Dot Branning .
In late 2005 and early 2006, Martin and Sonia's marriage broke down, due to her affair with fellow student
Naomi Julien , and Martin turned to alcoholism.
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- Father: '' Arthur Fowler '' (deceased)
- Mother: '' Pauline Fowler ''
- Grandmother: '' Lou Beale '' (deceased)
- Brother: '' Mark Fowler '' (deceased)
- Sister: '' Michelle Fowler ''
- Wife: '' Sonia Fowler ''
- Daughter: '' Rebecca Miller ''
- Uncles: ''Kenny Beale'', '' Pete Beale '' (deceased), Ronnie Beale (deceased)
- Aunts: ''Maggie Flaherty'', ''Maureen Beale'' (deceased)
- Nephew: ''Mark Fowler Jnr.'', '' Liam Butcher ''
- Nieces: '' Vicki Fowler ''
- Cousins: '' Ian Beale '', '' David Wicks '', '' Simon Wicks '', ''Conor Flaherty''
- First cousins once removed: '' Peter Beale '', '' Lucy Beale '', '' Bobby Beale '', ''Mary Flaherty''
- Step-father: '' Joe Macer ''
- Step-sisters: '' Megan Macer '', ''Shelly Macer''
- Brothers-in-law: '' Robbie Jackson '', '' Billy Jackson
- Sister-in-law: '' Bianca Butcher ''
- Mother-in-law: '' Carol Jackson ''
