Anthony Trueman

Anthony Trueman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nicholas Bailey. He made his first appearance in the episode broadcast on 11 December 2000 and was a regular character before his departure on 11 July 2003, returning in 2004 and 2005 for brief stints for the wedding of his father Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) to Yolande Duke (Angela Wynter) and the funeral of his half-brother Paul Trueman (Gary Beadle). Anthony made a brief return on 22 July 2014 following Patrick's stroke. In July 2025, it was announced Anthony would return later that year for Patrick and Yolande's second wedding. He made his return on 25 August 2025. Anthony was killed off on 25 December 2025 in an unannounced departure. His final scenes, as a corpse, aired on 15 January 2026 where it was revealed that he had been killed by his own daughter, Jasmine (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness). Bailey reprised the voice of Anthony as part of an AI storyline where Patrick speaks to an online version of him following his death. Anthony returned in a voice appearance on 26 February 2026. Anthony departed for a final time on 3 March 2026.