By Laura Fox For Mailonline
Published: 00:59 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 01:01 GMT, 23 March 2019
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EastEnders star Sam Strike has reportedly landed his first big Hollywood role, as The Gunslinger in a miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
According to Deadline, the soap star will take on the role previously played by Idris Elba in the 2017 feature film, in a miniseries set for release on Amazon Prime Video.
It comes four years after Sam quit the role of Johnny Carter on EastEnders after playing the character for just a year, and has since had smaller roles in Mindhunter and Nightflyers.
Big part: EastEnders star Sam Strike has reportedly landed his first big Hollywood role, as The Gunslinger in a miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower
The publication reports that Sam has landed the role of Roland Deschain - known as The Gunslinger - in the show based on a series of eight books.
He will allegedly star opposite Jasper Pääkkönen as the so-called Man In Black, as they both battle to reach the
