Liam Fox (actor)

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Liam Fox
Born
Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Known for Emmerdale
Spouses
(m. 1999;div. 2015)
Joanna Hudson
(m. 2020)
Children2

Liam Fox is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Dan Spencer in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2011 to 2023. [1]

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Career

Fox has appeared in Dinnerladies and Coronation Street . [2] He joined the cast of Emmerdale in late 2011 as Dan Spencer, the estranged husband of Ali Spencer (Kelli Hollis). [3] He was initially contracted for eight episodes, but he was later promoted to the main cast. [2] Fox previously made guest appearances in the show as Les (1993) and PC Tyrell (2002–2003) and Officer Price (2004). [4] For his portrayal of Dan, Fox received a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the 18th National Television Awards. [2]

Personal life

Fox married actress Nicole Barber-Lane in 1999. They have two children together. In February 2015, they announced that they were to divorce. [5] Fox married Joanna Hudson in 2020. Hudson and Fox had previously dated at university. [6]

Fox is a fan of Manchester United. [7]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2013 18th National Television Awards NewcomerNominated [8]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best ActorNominated [9]
2014Inside Soap AwardsFunniest MaleNominated [10]

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References

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  7. @Liamfoxactor (25 February 2019). "@scotwilliams It's just like when we finally won it in '93, holding the nerve and Klopp keeping the pressure off em…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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