# Scarlett Alice Johnson
**Scarlett Alice Johnson** (born 1985) is an English actress best known for playing Vicki Fowler in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* from 2003 to 2004 and Laura Derbyshire in the [BBC Three](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-three) comedy-drama *Pramface*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) • [2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=16913) She was born in Stroud Green, London, and has been married to Sean Verey since 2017; they have one child.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Stroud Green, London, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) |
| Breakthrough role | Vicki Fowler in *EastEnders*, 2003–2004, 206 episodes, credited as Scarlett Johnson[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) |
| First television role | *EastEnders*; she had appeared in theater beforehand, and an agent noticed her in a school play[3](https://eastenders.fandom.com/wiki/Scarlett_Alice_Johnson) |
| Film role | Lexi in *Adulthood* (2008), Noel Clarke's follow-up to *Kidulthood*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) |
| Comedy lead | Laura Derbyshire in *Pramface* (BBC Three, 2012–2014, 19 episodes across three series)[4](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/pramface/interviews/scarlett_alice_johnson/) |
| 2025 recast | Declined the chance to reprise Vicki Fowler for the character's return to *EastEnders*; Alice Haig took over the role[5](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-vicki-fowler-alice-haig-actress-recast-explained/) |
| Family | Married to Sean Verey since 2017, one child[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) |
## Early life and start in acting
Johnson took A levels in music, drama, and English, and appeared in theater before her television career began. An agent first noticed her acting while she was performing in a school play.[3](https://eastenders.fandom.com/wiki/Scarlett_Alice_Johnson)
## EastEnders
In 2003 Johnson was cast as Vicki Fowler, the daughter of [Michelle Fowler](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-fowler) and [Den Watts](https://www.edgepedia.org/den-watts), returning to the soap as a teenage character who had grown up in the United States. She stayed with the show until she quit in 2004, appearing in 206 episodes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) • [5](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-vicki-fowler-alice-haig-actress-recast-explained/) Her storylines included a pregnancy by Spencer Moon that ended in termination, and her role in bringing the resurrected Den Watts back to Walford.[5](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-vicki-fowler-alice-haig-actress-recast-explained/)
When the character returned to the soap in 2025 after two decades away, Johnson confirmed she had turned down the chance to reprise the role, and [Alice Haig](https://www.edgepedia.org/alice-haig) was cast instead.[6](https://www.whattowatch.com/features/alice-haig-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-eastenders-star) • [5](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-vicki-fowler-alice-haig-actress-recast-explained/)
## Film and television after EastEnders
After leaving *EastEnders* in 2004, Johnson returned to stage acting and moved into film.[2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=16913) Her screen credits include Helen in the horror film *The Reeds* (2010), Jo in *Panic Button* (2011), and Lexi in *Adulthood* (2008), her first feature film.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) Promoting *Adulthood*, she described deliberately avoiding generic roles, saying that as a female actor she was usually passed scripts for "the daughter or the wife", and valued the film's specific characters and unremarked racial mixing.[7](https://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/adulthood-scarlett-alice-johnson-interview/)
**Comedy work.** From 2012 to 2014 she played Laura Derbyshire, an upper-middle-class teenager dealing with an unplanned baby, in the BBC Three sitcom *Pramface*, appearing in all 19 episodes across three series.[4](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/pramface/interviews/scarlett_alice_johnson/) She told British Comedy Guide that she saw little distance between comedy and drama, since both should stem from the particulars of the character.[4](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/pramface/interviews/scarlett_alice_johnson/) Her other television credits include *Big Bad World* ([Comedy Central](https://www.edgepedia.org/comedy-central)), *Babylon* and *Pete Versus Life* ([Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4)), *Josh* (BBC Three), *Loaded* (Channel 4), *Midsomer Murders*, *Call the Midwife*, *Casualty*, *Creeped Out*, *The Good Karma Hospital*, and *Death in Paradise*.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/scarlett-alice-johnson/credits/3000391246/) • [9](https://parktheatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kindling-freesheet-digital.pdf)
## Stage work
Johnson has played the title character in a UK tour of *Daisy Miller*, based on the [Henry James](https://www.edgepedia.org/henry-james) novel.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/) She appeared in *Kindling* at the Park Theatre in London, whose production materials list her television credits alongside her stage work.[9](https://parktheatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kindling-freesheet-digital.pdf)
## References
1. [Scarlett Alice Johnson, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307940/)
2. [Scarlett Alice Johnson, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=16913)
3. [Scarlett Alice Johnson, EastEnders Wiki](https://eastenders.fandom.com/wiki/Scarlett_Alice_Johnson)
4. [Scarlett Alice Johnson interview, Pramface, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/pramface/interviews/scarlett_alice_johnson/)
5. [Who is Vicki Fowler in EastEnders and who plays her? Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-vicki-fowler-alice-haig-actress-recast-explained/)
6. [Alice Haig, everything you need to know about the EastEnders star, What to Watch](https://www.whattowatch.com/features/alice-haig-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-eastenders-star)
7. [Adulthood, Scarlett Alice Johnson interview, IndieLondon](https://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/adulthood-scarlett-alice-johnson-interview/)
8. [Scarlett Alice Johnson List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/scarlett-alice-johnson/credits/3000391246/)
9. [Kindling freesheet, Park Theatre](https://parktheatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kindling-freesheet-digital.pdf)
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