James Hooton
Encyclopedia
James Hooton is an English
actor
best known for his role as Sam Dingle
on the popular ITV1
soap Emmerdale
who he has played since 1995. He started his career with the Carlton Junior Television Workshop.
. He has also appeared in several other programmes, including Peak Practice
, The Bill
, Heartbeat and Touching Evil
. He also appeared on the big screen in 1998, in British
director Shane Meadows
' first feature film, Twenty Four Seven, where he played the character 'Wolfman' Knighty. James will be returning to the stage after an absence of 15 years to star in "Our Style is Legendary", a new play about Nottingham in the 1980s, premiering at the Tristan Bates Theatre in 2011.
He has appeared as himself on Children in Need
, Loose Women
and with Emmerdale co-star Andy Devine on Soapstar Superchef
. In 2009, he also attended the Eurogamer Expo alongside co-star Alex Carter
where he revealed that he was trying to get sponsorship for a video game show he was planning to pitch to television studios.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for his role as Sam Dingle
Sam Dingle
Samuel Jonah "Sam" Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale played by James Hooton.-Storylines:Sam first appears in 1995 and he demands ransom money from the Sugden family. After his release from prison, he worked as a dogsbody for Eric Pollard and was constantly conned...
on the popular ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
soap Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
who he has played since 1995. He started his career with the Carlton Junior Television Workshop.
Career
In 1985, at the age of 12, he made his television debut in the children's TV series Your Mother Wouldn't Like ItYour Mother Wouldn't Like It
Your Mother Wouldn't Like It was a children's sketch show broadcast on ITV between 1985 and 1988. A unique aspect of the show was that the performing cast were almost entirely children....
. He has also appeared in several other programmes, including Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, Heartbeat and Touching Evil
Touching Evil
Touching Evil is a British television drama serial, which began airing in 1997. It was produced by United Productions for Anglia Television, and screened on the ITV network. The first series consisted of six fifty-minute episodes. It was created by Paul Abbott, and written by Abbott with Russell T...
. He also appeared on the big screen in 1998, in British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
director Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor and BAFTA winner.-Background:Meadows grew up in the Westlands Road area of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His father was a long distance lorry driver and his mother worked in a fish and chip shop...
' first feature film, Twenty Four Seven, where he played the character 'Wolfman' Knighty. James will be returning to the stage after an absence of 15 years to star in "Our Style is Legendary", a new play about Nottingham in the 1980s, premiering at the Tristan Bates Theatre in 2011.
He has appeared as himself on Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
, Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
and with Emmerdale co-star Andy Devine on Soapstar Superchef
Soapstar Superchef
Soapstar Superchef was a cooking show on the ITV Network, where soap stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Neighbours compete to be crowned "kings" or "queens" of the kitchen.Their culinary efforts are judged by an expert panel of three judges...
. In 2009, he also attended the Eurogamer Expo alongside co-star Alex Carter
Alex Carter (British actor)
Alex Carter is an English actor and radio presenter.Carter got his TV break in 1999 when he was cast as Craig Harrison in 9 episodes of the Sunday evening drama Where the Heart Is. He then had a small walk on role in Coronation Street...
where he revealed that he was trying to get sponsorship for a video game show he was planning to pitch to television studios.