Biography

October 15, 1984 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Replaced by actor Karl Davies in the role of Robert Sugden, which he played for 12 years.

Suing Yorkshire Television, makers of the soap Emmerdale Farm (1972), for unfair dismissal from his part as Robert Sugden.

I'd like to go to university now, and study film and TV production. Having been around all kinds of cameras and sound equipment, I've had a pretty good introduction to it. Ideally I'd love to learn all about the work that goes on behind the scenes, and eventually direct my own stuff."

I was really pleased when they cast Kelvin Fletcher as my brother. Up until then I was the only person my age in the cast, and it meant the show started to feature the younger characters more. I still see them around Leeds occasionally. I actually met Karl Davies, who took over my part, after I left. There aren't any hard feelings towards him - he's a nice guy.

I didn't know anything else at the time, but I look back and realise what a great opportunity it was. My parents made sure it never interfered with my education, so I got the best of both worlds. Everybody on the set used to look after me. Then, after I'd finished filming, I'd be whisked back to school to be with my friends.

It was a whole new experience for me to get a story line of my own. We were filming in a cold barn, but I loved it. It was a chance to do some acting other then the usual family at breakfast stuff.

I can't talk about my feelings regarding the way I left the show because of ongoing matters. Leaving the show happened so fast, so it not being a part of my life took a while to kick in.