The BBC has said that EastEnders' Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer) will get "the shock of her life" when a man from her past arrives in Walford.
Warning: spoiler alert!
Ray, the father of Bianca's son Morgan (Devon Higgs), will be played by actor Chucky Venn, and the character will arrive in Albert Square, having been previously unaware that he had a son.
He will make his debut in January 2012.
The BBC says: "Fed up with seeing Bianca struggle financially, Whitney (Shona McGarty) thinks it is time Morgan's father contributed to his upbringing and unbeknownst to Bianca she tracks him down and arranges to meet him.
"Ray hasn't seen Bianca for years and they didn't part on good terms so he goes to meet Whitney as he also has matters with Bianca that are unresolved.
"However, Ray gets the shock of his life when Whitney tells him all about Morgan, and she soon realises that Ray knew nothing about his son.
"Ray is determined to be a part of Morgan's life and he heads to Walford. Although Bianca isn't keen on having him around, Ray soon turns heads with the other ladies in Albert Square."
Venn, who appeared in such films as The Bourne Ultimatum and The Dark Knight, said of his new job: "I have had the pleasure of working on many great productions with fantastic artistes such as Morgan Freeman and I have to say working on EastEnders feels like it is up there with the best of them."
