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Junior Knight
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Micah Balfour
Duration	2024–present
First appearance	Episode 6906 13 May 2024 (2024-05-13)
Classification	Present; regular
In-universe information Other names George Knight Jr. Occupation Businessman Father George Knight Mother Sabrina Knight Stepmother Cindy Beale (1999–2014) Half-sisters Gina Knight Anna Knight Wife Monique Knight Sons Xavier Knight Grandfathers Eddie Knight Henry Asare Grandmothers Gloria Knight Margaret Abena

Junior Knight is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Micah Balfour.

Storylines

Junior Knight confronts his father George (Colin Salmon) at an underground fight club but George refuses to fight him. Junior pleads with George to stop fighting for the sake of his sisters, Gina and Anna. However, Junior still resents George for abandoning him and wants nothing to do with him. Junior sleeps with Bianca Jackson before he leaves with his wife and son.

George tells Junior that his father Eddie (Christopher Fairbank) is in prison for murdering his biological father. Junior calls out his father for missing his mother Gloria's (Elizabeth Counsell) funeral and George reveals Eddie kept him away in retaliation for testifying against him.

George begs with Junior to stay as he cannot bear losing his son again, after losing his parents and Junior agrees.

Development

Characterisation

Backstory

• George has a son [June 5, 2023]
• Identified by name [June 26, 2023]
• [November 16, 2023]
• Junior's mother is Sabrina [January 2, 2024]
• Eddie calls out George for abandoning Junior. [April 9, 2024]
• Junior was 12 years old when George & Sabrina divorced; they lost touch when George relocated to Spain; he visited with George and the girls in his early 20s, when they were still kids. Junior was all about the ladies then. [May 8, 2024]
• May 2024, it had been 25 years since George & Sabrina split; George was 19 years old when his son was born. [15 May 2024]