- Ex-model for Armani and Versace.
- Joined the Marines straight out of secondary school, but broke his leg shortly before the end of his training. Was "discovered" as a model whilst on holiday in Miami.
- Graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1998.
- Met his wife, a singer-songwriter, during the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.
- Graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
- Served as best man at the wedding of his best friend Mark Womack and EastEnders (1985) co-star Samantha Womack (17 May 2009).
- Participated in the 8th series of Strictly Come Dancing (2004) in 2010, partnered with Natalie Lowe, finishing 4th out of 14 celebrities.
- Has been best friends with Samantha Womack since they were teenagers. She was a bridesmaid at his wedding to Estelle Rubio in 2008 and is godmother to his son, Zak.
- Was in attendance at the wedding of his EastEnders (1985) on-screen niece Jacqueline Jossa to Dan Osborne on June 24, 2017.
- Became a father for the 1st time at age 29 when his girlfriend [now wife] Estelle Rubio gave birth to their son Zak Albert Maslen on 25 January 2001.
- Is the son of John Maslen (b. 1942) and Janet (née Suckling) Thompson (b. 1950).
- Announced his engagement to long-term partner Estelle Rubio (6 August 2008).
- Is one of 21 EastEnders (1985) actors to compete on Strictly Come Dancing (2004). The others in chronological order are Jill Halfpenny (Kate Mitchell), Christopher Parker (Spencer Moon), Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Letitia Dean (Sharon Rickman), Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks), Phil Daniels (Kevin Wicks), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Mitchell), Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon), Zöe Lucker (Vanessa Gold), Ricky Groves (Garry Hobbs), Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler), Jimi Mistry (Fred Fonesca), Kara Tointon (Dawn Swann), Anita Dobson (Angie Watts), Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher), Jake Wood (Max Branning), Kellie Bright (Linda Carter), Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard) and Davood Ghadami (Kush Kazemi).
- His parents divorced when he was 6-years-old.
- Has a sister, Suzanne Elizabeth Maslen (b. 1974) and a half-brother, William John Thompson (b. 1984), from his mother's second marriage.
- His maternal grandparents are William Suckling (b. 1928) and Lilian (née Carnal) Suckling (1928-2009).
- Is one of 7 EastEnders (1985) actors to have won a Best Actor Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Ross Kemp, Joe Absolom, Martin Kemp, Shane Richie, Robert Kazinsky and Adam Woodyatt.
- Ranked #41 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for his performance as Jack Branning (2015).
- Was in attendance at his EastEnders (1985) co-star Lacey Turner's wedding to Matt Kaye in Ibiza on September 2, 2017.
- Filmed his 1,000th episode of EastEnders (1985) on July 3, 2019.
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