Ayden Callaghan
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Ayden Callaghan | |
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 Callaghan in 2008 | |
| Born | Joseph Patrick Callaghan 6 June 1981 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Education | Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Website | aydencallaghan |
Joseph Patrick Callaghan (born 6 June 1981), known professionally as Ayden Callaghan, is an English actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Miles De Souza in the soap opera Emmerdale from 2007 to 2008 and as Joe Roscoe in the soap opera Hollyoaks from 2013 to 2016.
Personal life
Joseph Callaghan was born in Aylesbury, and took the professional name Ayden when he started acting.[1] His family are from Northern Ireland, and also have roots in the East End of London. He lived in Winslow, Buckinghamshire from the age of three.[citation needed]
He is married to television presenter, actress & blogger Sarah-Jane Honeywell.[citation needed].
Career
Callaghan trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2004 after a three-year course.[2]
Hollyoaks
He played a main role of Joe Roscoe on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, from 23 May 2013. The Roscoe's were one of the most popular families to join the soap and the year after they joined Hollyoaks won 'Best Soap' at the Soap Awards for the first time in its nineteen years. While in Hollyoaks, Callaghan appeared on the front cover of a charity edition of Gay Times.
Emmerdale
He played the part of Miles De Souza, a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, making his first appearance on 1 November 2007.[3]
In an interview on the Emmerdale website, he commented on his on-screen persona: "Miles is like a lost little boy with lots of problems to work though", Callaghan told itv.com. "He's bordering on being an alcoholic and when you have a drink problem it's always there in the back of your mind, like a demon."[4]
Miles was written out of the soap in July 2008[5] without his character dying, allowing the possibility of a future return.[6]
References
- ^ Buckingham Today - TV soap stars set to play in charity Winslow football match Archived 11 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The GSA for Acting and Musical Theatre: Class of 2004 Acting Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Emmerdale's newest cast member chats to DS at The Inside Soao Awards 2007[permanent dead link]
- ^ ITV's exclusive video interview with Ayden Callaghan Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'Emmerdale' cast head for the door Archived 9 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine", Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2008-04-08.
- ^ "'Emmerdale' cast rumours aplenty" Archived 20 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2008-07-17.