Anthony Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Matt Lapinskas.

Described as someone who "will rely on his brains and natural wit to find a more sensitive solution to any conflict", it is found out that Anthony has a gambling problem before his character arrived in Walford, which is later a focus of one of the storylines.

[1] Anthony first appears when he poses as a member of the Walford council to help Eddie eject a squatter from a premises that they want to move their antiques business into.

[5] Eddie is sickened by Anthony's actions and tells him he wishes he was dying in a hospital bed, rather than Tyler.

Distraught, Anthony storms out and attends a party run by Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton), culminating in him kissing her.

When Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington) and Poppy Meadow (Rachel Bright) become homeless, Anthony asks them to move in with him and Tyler.

Derek then asks Anthony and Tyler to either pay up or steal cable from the railway, otherwise he will break their legs.

They are released without charge, but Derek then accuses Anthony and Tyler of calling the police, and increases their debt to £8000.

They realise Michael called the police and confront him, and his partner Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) discovers what is going on.

[11] Later, during a game of spin the bottle, Anthony and Alice kiss,[12] and he then decides that he really does like her and invites her on a proper date.

Her brother Joey (David Witts) overhears and manipulates Anthony into playing poker with Derek.

In episode 8, he is supervising Faith Olubunmi (Modupe Adeyeye), Ava Bourne (Sophie Colquhoun) and Donnie Lester (Samuell Benta) while they do community service in The Queen Victoria.

[15] Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood said that Lapinskas and Discipline are great additions to the show and that along with Eddie, they could become an established family on the Square.

[17] In February 2012, Lapinskas said to Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy that he was "really enjoying" EastEnders and that it is "a real learning curve".

Kirkwood added that "there is more to the pair than meets the eye" saying that there "are a couple of buried secrets between Eddie and his sons" confirming it will be "a big story for the summer".

[19] Kirkwood later added, "What I hope we've created in Tyler and Anthony are blokes you might see in the pub on a Friday night with an appetite for life – and for women.

Of this, Lapinskas said, "it's a great thing that our executive producer Bryan Kirkwood and the EastEnders team came up with for Anthony – that he does have this gambling problem and various insecurities connected with it.

"[18] Anthony is described as someone who "will rely on his brains and natural wit to find a more sensitive solution to any conflict"[15] and "calm" by Digital Spy and the BBC.

Anthony is always going to stick by Tyler, but he does have a soft spot for Michael and that's why he made the first move by approaching him for help.

Lapinskas deemed his character "pleased that somebody likes him", and said that while he was also interested in Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington), he was put "on the spot" by Poppy and so did what he thought was expected of him in asking her out.

[25] An Inside Soap writer predicted that Anthony had landed himself in a big mess, and that he was "playing with fire" by kissing both Poppy and Jodie.

He added, "I think at first she might have wanted to use him to make Syed (Marc Elliott) jealous, but over a period of time, she might start warming to him.

"[18] On the scenes involving Anthony, Tyler and Derek, Lapinskas said, "I think it was definitely a shock for them to see his true colours!

[29] Of his exit, Lapinskas said "I'm having a fantastic time working on EastEnders and playing the role of Anthony Moon.

[30] Speaking to Soaplife, Lapinskas said "Joey manipulates Anthony into challenging Derek, which is a big mistake.

"[30] Magazine reports claim that Anthony packs his bags after losing everything to Joey and Derek, revising his gambling problem.

In an interview with Inside Soap, Lapinskas said that EastEnders was his first job outside of drama school and added that he has learnt a lot from the people he worked with.

[33] Rachel Tarley from the Metro said "it's nice to have a bit of fresh blood in the soap, especially since the appearance of another one of his siblings always seems to leave Michael a little more demented than he was before.

[34] Lapinskas revealed to the Daily Mirror that because of his role in EastEnders, he is recognised in public, calling the experience "surreal".