EastEnders actor, 27, laughs off criticism that he is too old to play school bully

Liam Hatch (right) as Logan in EastEnders. ‘You’re not looking at the appearance but the emotion,’ the actor said. Photograph: BBC

It is a frequent observation at the school gates, the bowling alley or the local branch of Nando’s: the students are starting to look older than the teachers nowadays.

And EastEnders fans thought the same this week after seeing Albert Square’s newest school bully, Logan – played by the actor Liam Hatch, 27.