Alex McSweeney is a British actor, best known for playing Graham Foster in EastEnders from 2003 to 2004. He also played Eddie Peacock and David Radford in The Bill in 1998 and 2004 respectively. Amongst others, programmes he has appeared in include Silent Witness and Holby City. He also appeared in Lewis in 2007. He has also portrayed Captain Wilder in the 3rd series of the ITV show Primeval. Alongside his acting career he also freelancers at Universities and Drama Schools such as Kingston University. In the summer of 2011, while performing in Stephen Berkoffs "Oedipus" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Alex directed a cast of young actors in the play "A Hero of Our Time". The play, written by Alex was a take on the Russian Novel by Mikhail Lermontov and was generally received well by critics. He played the recurring role of D.S. Sykes in Hollyoaks from 2013 until his character was killed by gangster Fraser Black in April 2014.