Julian Kay

Julian Kay
Born	August 1974 (age 51) York, North Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Kate Hampson

Julian Kay (born August 1974) is a British actor who is best known for playing PC Tom Allen in Season 5 & Season 6 of BBC One drama Dangerfield . Other roles include Mr Green in two seasons of ITV's adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Girls In Love and Tracy Barlow's husband Robert Preston in Coronation Street .

He is also known for his roles as Dylan Parker in The Long Shadow, Tony Smith in 2 seasons of Meet The Richardsons and Toby Jackson in Emmerdale .

Kay attended Bootham School in York, England, before training at the University of Birmingham and Guildford School of Acting.

Kay is married to British actress Kate Hampson and lives in York. They have two children.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996, 1999, 2003	Coronation Street	Robert Preston [1]	Recurring role
1997	Emmerdale	Gerry	Episode 2276
1998	Peak Practice	Paramedic	Episode: "Through a Glass Darkly"
	Coming Home	Naval Rating Grant	TV Miniseries
1998–1999	Dangerfield	PC Tom Allen [2]	Series regular, 22 episodes
2001	Oblivious	Secret Hitman	3 episodes
2003–2005	Girls in Love	Mr Green [3]	Series regular
2004	The Face at the Window	PC Jackson	TV
	Vincent	Kieron Maguire [4]	Episode 1.1
	Casualty	David Haley	Episode: "To Be a Parent"
2007	Life on Mars	Doctor	Episode 2.1
	The Royal	Colin Hodges [5]	Episode: "Hoping for the Best"
	Britz	DC Winner	Two-part drama
2008	First Contact	Darren Dork	BBC Learning
2009	All About You	Pete Baldwin [6]	Lead Role
2010	Hollyoaks	Alan	Episode 2811
2012	Secrets and Words	Mr Grant [7]	Episode: "Love Letters"
2016	The Hunter’s Prayer	DS Shackcloth	Feature Film
2017
	Ackley Bridge	Gary Williams – Head of St Marks	Episode 1.5
2018	The Worst Witch	Cyril/Sid [8]	Episode: "Tortoise Trouble"
2020	Emmerdale	Toby Jackson [9]	3 episodes
2021	The Syndicate	PC Taylor	Episode 4.4
2023	Meet the Richardsons	Computer Guy [10]	Episode 4.5
2023	The Long Shadow	Dylan Parker [11]	Episode 6
2024	Meet the Richardsons	Tony Smith	Episode 5.4 Episode 5.7
2025	High Hoops	Lead Singer - Boys of Fear	Season 2

References

1. "Julian Kay as Robert Preston in Coronation Street". YouTube . 17 January 2014.
2. "Julian Kay as PC Tom Allan in Dangerfield". YouTube .
3. "Julian Kay as Mr Green in Girls in Love". YouTube . 27 September 2016.
4. "Julian Kay as Kieron Maguire in Vincent". YouTube . 24 October 2021.
5. "Julian Kay as Colin Hodges in The Royal". YouTube . 24 October 2021.
6. "Julian Kay as Pete Baldwin in All About You". YouTube . 17 January 2014.
7. "Julian Kay as Mr Grant in Secrets and Words". YouTube . 18 January 2014.
8. "Julian Kay as Cyril Crow and Sid Snail in The Worst Witch". YouTube . 25 October 2021.
9. "Julian Kay as Toby Jackson in Emmerdale". YouTube . 19 January 2020.
10. "Julian Kay in Meet the Richardsons with Lucy Beaumont". YouTube . 10 May 2023.
11. "Long Shadow Episode 6". ITVX .

External links

• Julian Kay at IMDb