Paul Anthony Martin Loughran (born 7 July 1969 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish actor. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast.[1] He is best known for portraying Butch Dingle in ITV soap opera Emmerdale in which his character died in a bus crash with friend Pete Collins. After that he appeared in many other TV series such as Heartbeat. On 24 August 2016, it was announced that Loughran had been cast as Darryl Perkins, the father of Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), in Coronation Street.
Paul Loughran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Anthony Martin Loughran 7 July 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Acting |
| Awards | Soap Awards BAFTA |
Filmography
edit- Casualty (2017)
- Coronation Street (1992, 2016)
- Jericho (2016)
- Blue Murder (2003–2009)
- Heartbeat (2005)
- The Baby War (2005)
- Ideal (2005)
- The Royal (2003)
- I Fought the Law (2003)
- Puckoon (2002)
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2002)
- The Bill (2000)
- Emmerdale (1994–2000)
- The Darling Buds of May (1992)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "100 Reasons to love Northern Ireland - PropertyPal". propertypal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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