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Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Emmerdale star Jack Downham's Hollywood role before playing Noah Dingle
Jack Downham is best known to TV viewers as Emmerdale's Noah Dingle - but he has also appeared in a major Hollywood film, landing a role alongside some major A-list actors Emmerdale fans have watched Jack Downham grow up on their screens, with the talented youngest joining the soap back in 2009 as Noah Dingle, Charity Dingle and Chris Tate's son. Now, more than 15 years later, Jack has taken centre stage in some major storylines. Most recently, his character was spiked by his half-brother Joe Tate as part of a larger plot to steal a kidney from Noah. But Emmerdale is not Jack's only big credit. He previously starred as Peter Morley on Heartbeat, and also played Young Robin in the 2010 blockbuster version of Robin Hood, alongside Hollywood heavyweights Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. Jack, who attended the Scala School for Performing Arts in Horsforth at the time, took it all in his stride, according to his mum Clare. Ahead of filming, she told the Telegraph and Argus: "We are all so excited about it but Jack is taking it in his stride. He had two screen tests at Scala then he went for an audition during half-term. He had a chat with Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott and got the part! "He's completely into Robin Hood, he watches it every week," she added. "Now he's going to be Robin Hood himself! It seems a bit surreal." And despite meeting two of Hollywood's most powerful figures, Jack wasn't remotely star-struck. "He doesn't get fazed by things like that so he was pretty relaxed," Clare shared. "It probably helped that he hasn't seen their films yet because they're generally not suitable for children of his age." Jack isn't the only actor in the family. His sister Sophie has also racked up a number of impressive TV credits, including Unforgiven, Doctor Who, and Appropriate Adult, alongside Emily Mortimer and Dominic West. Jack was cast permanently on Emmerdale in 2009 after a series of stints appearing as an extra. He is the third actor to have played the character of Noah Dingle, following in the footsteps of Alfie Mortimer and Sam Duffy. At the start of the year, the 23-year-old star admitted he had his eyes on another TV show - but said he feared he would get a 'battering' if he ever signed up. During an interview with Inside Soap about his life both on and off screen, the actor was asked if he'd like to appear in any reality TV. Jack replied: "Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins would probably be the one. I think I'd take a battering and might be out on the second day. But I'd give it a go. I like to challenge myself." Jack tends to keep his personal life out of the spotlight despite his soap stardom, and over the years has only shared a handful of posts on social media.
The Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Emmerdale's Joe Tate's fate revealed after horror window fall – as list of suspects for whodunnit plot continues to mount
THE fate of Joe Tate has been confirmed after his horror window fall in Emmerdale. Having become public enemy number one, it was hardly a surprise to see that one Dales resident decided to take revenge on Joe. 5 Yesterday, Emmerdale viewers saw him pushed from his bedroom window at Home Farm which left him knocked out on the ground. In today's instalment of the show, Joe's seemingly lifeless body was discovered by Kim Tate and Noah Dingle. They raced to get him too hospital where he was instantly left requiring treatment. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Billy Fletcher could be seen lurking in a nearby bush whilst Kerry Wyatt could be seen making a hasty exit. The news of Joe's fall quickly began to spread with Charity Dingle and Caleb and Ruby Milligan quick to discuss the events and suggest each other as potential suspects in the incident. Whilst, Dawn Fletcher and Clemmie Reed were also present at Home Farm at the time of the fall. However, Manpreet Sharma also emerged as a surprise frontrunner to be the person who pushed Joe. Having helped him with an off-record blood test with Caleb in return for paying off her debts to a blackmailer over her OnlyFans profile. With the news of Joe's organ harvesting on the verge of being revealed, it seemed that Manpreet was left panicked that she could be majorly implicated. As the villagers continued to speculate, it was confirmed that Joe had suffered a bleed on the brain. Emmerdale star's final scenes air as they quit six years after debut As a result, he was left in a coma. The investigating police officer soon arrived at the pub to tell the residents they were investigating an attempted murder. However, he was quick to warn that should Joe succumb to his life-altering injuries, they would go full force into a murder investigation. But just who exactly did it? And will they be able to get away with it or will they be found out? 5 5 5
