Anthony Quinlan

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Anthony Quinlan
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Quinlan in 2009
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Television Hollyoaks
Emmerdale
Partner Nikki Sanderson (2022-present)

Anthony Quinlan is an English actor, known for his roles as Gilly Roach in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Pete Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale .

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Career

Quinlan played Gilly Roach in the English Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He was nominated for "Sexiest Male" at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards. He was nominated in the category of "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2011 National Television Awards; that same year, he was also nominated in the category of "Best Actor" at the British Soap Awards. [1]

On 5 November 2013, it was announced that Quinlan had joined the cast of Emmerdale as Pete Barton. [2] [3] On 30 November 2019, Quinlan quit the soap and left in 2020. [4]

Personal life

From 2017 to 2018, Quinlan was in a relationship with Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2011 Hollyoaks Gilly Roach Regular role, 402 episodes
2009 Hollyoaks: The Morning After The Night Before
Hollyoaks Later Recurring Role
T4 on the Beach HimselfGuest
2010 Derren Brown Investigates Himself
2013 Doctors Carl ScagellRecurring Role
2013–2020 Emmerdale Pete Barton Regular role, 716 episodes
2017Jessica FrostCutterPre-production

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2010 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest MaleHollyoaksNominated [6]
2011 16th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceHollyoaksNominated [7]
2011 The British Soap Awards Best Actor HollyoaksNominated [8]
2011 TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActorHollyoaksNominated [9]
2011Inside Soap AwardsBest Wedding (shared with Carley Stenson)HollyoaksShortlisted [10]
2014The British Soap AwardsSexiest MaleEmmerdaleNominated [11]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest NewcomerEmmerdaleNominated [12]

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References

  1. "Emmerdale". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. "Casting news: Meet the Barton boys". itv.com. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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