Alex Carter (born 7 May 1982 in

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

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) is an English

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and writer, mostly known for his roles as

Jamie Hope Jamie Hope is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He was played by Alex Carter and first appeared on screen on 16 February 2006. He last appeared on 21 May 2010, after Carter quit the soap in order to pursue ...

in ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

'' and Lee Hunter in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

''.

Early life

Carter's brother Bruce is in a band called The Whip and both Carters attended the Blue Coat School, Oldham. A lifelong fan of

Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

, Carter presented the Saturday afternoon sports programme ''Latics Live'' on The Revolution between 2008–2011.

Life and career

After playing Greeny in CITV show Adam's Family Tree, in 1999 Carter was cast as Craig Harrison in Sunday evening drama '' Where the Heart Is''. He then joined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Lee Hunter, staying for four years before his character left to embark on an around the world tour. He then joined ''Emmerdale'' on 16 February 2006 as Jamie Hope in the

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soap ''Emmerdale''. On 8 February 2010, whilst appearing on

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's breakfast show on BBC 6 Music, he announced that he was leaving ''Emmerdale'' after four years. On 15 March 2010 it was confirmed that after a five-year hiatus, Carter was returning to ''Hollyoaks''. In 2011, Carter appeared in

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comedy ''

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'' as Blake; Don's Boss. In August 2012 he became a series regular in ''

In with the Flynns ''In with the Flynns'' is a British sitcom created by Caryn Mandabach, produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions, and broadcast by the BBC. The first series began broadcast on 8 June 2011 for six episodes on BBC One and in high definition on BBC On ...

'' on BBC1 as Kevin Flynn, younger brother to

Will Mellor William Mellor (born 3 April 1976) is an English actor, singer and model. He is known for his roles as Jambo Bolton in ''Hollyoaks'', Gaz Wilkinson in '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'', Warren Stamp in EastEnders, DC Spike Tanne ...

's Liam Flynn. In 2013, Carter starred in the Sky special ''Love Matters'', written by

Isy Suttie Isobel Jane "Isy" Suttie (; born 11 August 1978) is a British musical comedian, actress, and writer. She played Dobby in the British sitcom ''Peep Show'', and in 2013 won the gold Sony Radio Academy Award for her radio show ''Pearl And Dave''. ...

. and the period ITV costume drama ''

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'' as Walter in Series Four of the show. In early 2015, he starred in the

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show

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as Steve and in late 2015 he was cast as series regular PC Lino Moretti in the new BBC1 Police series '' Cuffs'' set in Brighton. In 2016, Alex joined the cast of BBC's So Awkward as form tutor Mr Malone, and in 2018 he began appearing as Ray Monk in the TV series Dark Heart, on

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* English male soap opera actors Male actors from Oldham English people of Scottish descent Living people 1982 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors {{England-tv-actor-stub