Samuel Attwater (born 10 April 1986)[2] is an English actor and singer who played Leon Small in the British soap opera EastEnders and its online spin-off EastEnders: E20.
He won the sixth series of Dancing on Ice in March 2011 and participated in the 'All Stars' series in 2014. He was eliminated 11th, finishing in 4th place.
In December 2010, it was announced that Attwater would be competing in the sixth series of Dancing on Ice in 2011.[9] Attwater was partnered by neon figure skater Brianne Delcourt.[10] Attwater won the series on 27 March 2011, beating Laura Hamilton in the final. He then went on to perform alongside gold medal winning skaters Torvill and Dean, on the Dancing on Ice Live Tour 2011, touring around the UK performing at arenas such as the Birmingham NIA and Wembley Stadium.
On 18 July 2011, Sam made his West End debut playing the character of "Norman" in hit West End musical "Dreamboats & Petticoats" at the Playhouse Theatre. He also performed "The Wanderer" a song from the musical, on ITV's "This Morning" on 4 August 2011. He then also appeared on "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" performing with some of the cast of Dreamboats and Petticoats, on 13 October 2011.
