Paul Loughran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Anthony Martin Loughran 7 July 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable work | Emmerdale |
| Awards | Soap Awards BAFTA |
Paul Anthony Martin Loughran (born 7 July 1969 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish actor. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast. [1] He is best known for portraying Butch Dingle in ITV soap opera Emmerdale in which his character died in a bus crash with friend Pete Collins. After that he appeared in many other TV series such as Heartbeat . On 24 August 2016, it was announced that Loughran had been cast as Darryl Perkins, the father of Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), in Coronation Street .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Darling Buds of May | Policeman | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Coronation Street | PC Goldman | 1 episode |
| 1994–2000 | Emmerdale | Butch Dingle | Main role; 170+ episodes |
| 2000 | The Bill | Dean Burgess | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Irish Barman | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Puckoon | Policeman | Feature film |
| 2003 | I Fought the Law | Billy Wilson | TV film |
| 2003 | The Royal | Malcolm Wilson | 1 episode |
| 2003–2009 | Blue Murder | DI Scott Lawson | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Heartbeat | Charlie | 1 episode |
| 2005 | The Baby War | Sgt. Taylor | TV film |
| 2005 | Ideal | Policeman | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Jericho | Mr. Jarvis | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Coronation Street | Darryl Tinker | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Casualty | Geoff | 1 episode |