Cleveland Campbell is an English actor

Actor

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. His family is originally from Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica

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. He is best known for his role in ITV

ITV

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's Emmerdale

Emmerdale

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as Danny Daggert

Danny Daggert

Danny Daggert is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Cleveland Campbell.-Character's background:When Danny and his family arrived in the village in 2001, it was clear they were really struggling for money. At the first chance he got, Danny went out to get a job so...

. He played the part from 2001 until 2006, starring in 116 episodes. He has also appeared in The Bill

The Bill

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and Sunshine

Sunshine (UK TV series)

Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC1 from the co-writers of The Royle Family and Early Doors. These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series.-Plot:...

with Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

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. In 2007, he appeared in pantomime at the Tameside Hippodrome

Tameside Hippodrome

Tameside Hippodrome is a theatre located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.- History :The idea for the theatre came from William Henry Broadhead of Messrs, W Broadhead & Sons. It opened for business as "The Empire" on Monday 21 November 1904.In 1932, it was converted to a temporary...

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Before entering show business, he had previously completed a performing arts course at Hopwood Hall College. On its completion Cleveland also began a course in Hairdressing, also at Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale. He completed the level 2 qualification but did not move on as he got his part in Emmerdale.

Controversy

Cleveland was arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm after an alleged altercation at the 21st birthday party of ex-Hollyoaks' actress Gemma Atkinson

Gemma Atkinson

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 in Rochdale

Rochdale

Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...

. He appeared in court on 25 September 2006, entering a not guilty plea. His trial was subsequently halted, however, when new evidence emerged which cast doubt on the reliability of a witness for the prosecution and the case against him was eventually dismissed on 18 January 2007.

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