Paul Loughran

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Paul Loughran
Born
Paul Anthony Martin Loughran

(1969-07-07) 7 July 1969 (age 56)
Occupation Actor
Years active1992–present
Notable work Emmerdale
AwardsSoap 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 .

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Filmography

Selected television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 The Darling Buds of May Policeman1 episode
1992 Coronation Street PC Goldman1 episode
1994–2000 Emmerdale Butch DingleMain role; 170+ episodes
2000 The Bill Dean Burgess1 episode
2002 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Irish Barman1 episode
2002 Puckoon PolicemanFeature film
2003 I Fought the Law Billy WilsonTV film
2003 The Royal Malcolm Wilson1 episode
2003–2009 Blue Murder DI Scott LawsonRecurring role
2005 Heartbeat Charlie1 episode
2005The Baby WarSgt. TaylorTV film
2005 Ideal Policeman1 episode
2016 Jericho Mr. Jarvis1 episode
2016 Coronation Street Darryl TinkerRecurring role
2017 Casualty Geoff1 episode

References

  1. "100 Reasons to love Northern Ireland - PropertyPal". propertypal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.