eddie, played by daren elliott holmes, made his first appearance in 5 july 2004 as the right-hand man and personal bodyguard of andy hunter (michael higgs), the reigning crime kingpin of albert square in walford - a fictionalized borough in east london. throughout his duration on the show, eddie helps andy expand his criminal empire and gangland reign upon walford. this involves andy ordering eddie to get the upper hand over his rivals, as well as celebrate his wedding to local businesswoman sam mitchell (kim medcalf) - which is nearly ruined after her cousin billy (perry fenwick) and ex-boyfriend minty peterson (cliff parisi) try to warn sam's mother peggy (barbara windsor) about andy's scheme to extract control of the mitchell family assets. however, they fail and andy later sends eddie to warn off billy and minty. it is at this point where eddie has crossed path with andy's best-friend dennis rickman (nigel harman) and sworn nemesis alfie moon alfie moon (shane richie).