Ayden Callaghan

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Ayden Callaghan
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Callaghan in 2008
Born
Joseph Patrick Callaghan

(1981-06-06) 6 June 1981 (age 42)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Education Guildford School of Acting
Occupation Actor
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children2 sons
Website aydencallaghan.com

Joseph Patrick Callaghan (born 6 June 1981), known professionally as Ayden Callaghan, is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Miles De Souza in the soap opera Emmerdale from 2007 to 2008 and as Joe Roscoe in the soap opera Hollyoaks from 2013 to 2016.He also starred in EastEnders as a police officer in 2012 investing Heather Trott's death (played by Cheryl Ferguson).

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Early life

Joseph Callaghan was born in Aylesbury. His family are from Northern Ireland, and also have roots in the East End of London. He lived in Winslow, Buckinghamshire from the age of three.[ citation needed ]

Career

Callaghan trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2004 after a three-year course. [1] He took on the stage name Ayden Callaghan when he started working as a professional actor. [2]

Callaghan first rose to prominence in 2007 when he joined the cast of Emmerdale , playing the part of Miles De Souza. [3] In an interview on the Emmerdale website, he commented on his on-screen persona: "Miles is like a lost little boy with lots of problems to work though", Callaghan told itv.com. "He's bordering on being an alcoholic and when you have a drink problem it's always there in the back of your mind, like a demon." [4] Miles was written out of the soap in July 2008 [5] without his character dying, allowing the possibility of a future return. [6]

In 2013, Callaghan starred as Joe Roscoe on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. The Roscoe's were one of the most popular families[ citation needed ] to join the soap and the year after they joined Hollyoaks won 'Best Soap' at the Soap Awards for the first time in its nineteen years. While in Hollyoaks, Callaghan appeared on the front cover of a charity edition of Gay Times. [7]

Personal life

Callaghan is married to television presenter, actress and blogger Sarah-Jane Honeywell. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ The GSA for Acting and Musical Theatre: Class of 2004 Acting Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Buckingham Today - TV soap stars set to play in charity Winslow football match Archived 11 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Emmerdale's newest cast member chats to DS at The Inside Soao Awards 2007 [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ ITV's exclusive video interview with Ayden Callaghan Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "'Emmerdale' cast head for the door Archived 9 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine ", Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2008-04-08.
  6. ↑ "'Emmerdale' cast rumours aplenty" Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2008-07-17.
  7. ↑ Pocklington, Rebecca (17 January 2014). "Naked man alert! Hollyoaks hunk Ayden Callaghan strips off and talks drag queens and sexuality". Daily Mirror . Reach plc.
  8. ↑ Douglas, Nicole (17 October 2016). "Hollyoaks star Ayden Callaghan marries Sarah Jane Honeywell". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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