Joivan Wade (/dʒəˈvæn/ juh-VAN;[1] born 23 July 1993) is an English actor known for playing Manyou in the BBC comedy television series Big School, Jordan Johnson on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, and Victor Stone / Cyborg in the Max series Doom Patrol and Titans.

[2][3] His father was a social worker and a member of the 1980s gospel music group The Wades,[4] who founded The Polishing Project, a scheme to help disadvantaged youth identify and achieve their goals.

[6] The BRIT School taught primarily dramatic acting, and Wade performed in a number of plays by William Shakespeare.

Wade also cites Michael Fassbender, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hardy, Kevin Hart, and Dwayne Johnson as role models in terms of acting and career path.

[5] In 2010,[3] Glen Murphy of Twist and Pulse asked Wade and Ascott to perform a comedy sketch at one of the dance-and-comedy duo's live shows.

[3] Wade's father helped manage the Mandem project,[6] which eventually had a live presentation at the Hackney Empire theatre in 2015.

[9] Based on the success of Mandem,[6] Wade was cast in the first series of the BBC comedy Big School, which aired in 2013.

[11] Big Talk Productions became interested in the trio based on their success with Mandem as well,[9][12] and cast Wade, Ascott, and Kaate in the teen drama Youngers on E4.

That pitch never happened: There were delays in securing the green-light for a second series of Youngers, and the trio did not want to leave the show in the lurch.

[14] Wade joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders in February 2016 as Jordan Johnson,[15] taking over the role from Michael-Joel David Stuart.

The trio also starred in the 2016 film The Weekend, a comedy about three youths who find a gangster's sack of money and spend it all before the mobster demands it back.

[3][9] Wade says that his acting career took so much time away from Mandem on the Wall that the trio lost their audience and the web series died.

[3][9][12][b] Wall of Comedy swiftly began to feature the work of other comedians,[9] and subsequently developed channels on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media as well.

[12] Written and directed by Rapman (real name: Andrew Onwubolu), the story is about a South London boy who becomes involved with drug dealing and gang violence.