James Hooton | |
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 Hooton in 2023 | |
| Born | 13 July 1973 Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Television | Emmerdale |
| Partner | Nancy Lucas (2010–present) |
| Children | 2 |
James Hooton (born 13 July 1973) is an English actor, best known for his role as Sam Dingle on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale , a role he has played since 1995.
Hooton was born and raised in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, where he attended Frank Wheldon Comprehensive School. [1] He has been engaged to dance company owner Nancy Lucas since 2010, after they became engaged on St Valentine's Day. The couple have two children together. [2]
In 1985, at the age of 12, he made his television debut in the children's TV series Your Mother Wouldn't Like It . He has also appeared in several other programmes, including Peak Practice , The Bill , Heartbeat and Touching Evil . [2] In 1995, he was cast in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Sam Dingle. [3] He filmed his first scene on 10 January 1995. [4] In 1997, he appeared in director Shane Meadows' first feature film, Twenty Four Seven , where he played the character 'Wolfman' Knighty. [1] Then a year later, he announced his decision to leave Emmerdale. He subsequently starred in The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner after Chris Gascoyne dropped out of the show, with Hooton having ten days to prepare for the role. [1] In 2009, he attended the Eurogamer Expo alongside co-star Alex Carter where he revealed that he was trying to get sponsorship for a video game show he was planning to pitch to television studios. [5] Hooton returned to Emmerdale in 2000. [1] In 2012, Hooton returned to the stage after 15 years to star in a stage production titled Our Style is Legendary. [1]
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