Jeff Hordley (born Jeffrey Thomas Percy; 7 March 1970) is an English actor. For his portrayal of Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, he received three British Soap Award nominations for Best Actor.
Early life Hordley grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester where he attended North Chadderton Comprehensive, before he went on to gain a BA (Hons) Theatre Arts (Acting) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre in 1997.
Career After making minor appearances in British soap operas, including Coronation Street, Hordley was cast as Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 2000. In 2006, he announced his decision to leave the soap in order to pursue other projects; the chance of a return was kept open by the producers. Later that year, he starred in a production of Mother Goose at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.
He later played Napoleon in George Orwell's Animal Farm at Leeds' West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2008, as well as the role of Mick in Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, when staged at Bolton's Octagon Theatre in 2009.
Since his 2009 return to Emmerdale, Hordley was nominated for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 British Soap Award for Best Actor.
Personal life In 1996, Hordley was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. He has experienced symptoms since the age of 20 and has been hospitalised three times from his condition.
Hordley married Emmerdale co-star Zoë Henry in 2003; they have two children.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2010 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male 2010 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year 2011 16th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2011 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male 2011 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year 2011 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Emma Atkins) 2012 17th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2012 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male 2012 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year 2012 British Soap Awards Best Actor 2012 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Atkins) 2012 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance 2012 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy 2013 All About Soap Awards Forbidden Lovers (shared with Natalie J. Robb) 2013 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male 2013 British Soap Awards Best Actor 2013 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor 2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy 2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2014 British Soap Awards Best Actor 2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy 2014 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male 2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2015 20th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2016 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male 2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy 2018 23rd National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2018 British Soap Awards Best Actor 2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2019 British Soap Awards Best Actor 2019 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor 2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2019 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Male) 2020 25th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2020 RadioTimes.com Soap Awards Best Actor 2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2022 27th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Double Act (shared with Jonny McPherson) 2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer 202631st National Television AwardsSerial Drama PerformanceWon
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