Cleveland Campbell (born 3 October 1977 in

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, UK) is an English

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. His family is originally from Kingston, Jamaica. He is best known for his role in ITV's ''

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, ...

'' as

Danny Daggert Danny Daggert is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Cleveland Campbell. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 June 2001. Development Campbell's on-screen family were w ...

. He played the part from 2001 until 2007, starring in 495 episodes. He has also appeared in ''

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'' and '' Sunshine'' with Steve Coogan. In 2007, he appeared in pantomime at the

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. Before entering show business, he had previously completed a performing arts course at

Hopwood Hall College Hopwood Hall College is a further education college in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It has two campuses, one in Rochdale and one in Middleton . The college offers a wide range of vocational and technical ...

. 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-

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actress

Gemma Atkinson Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984) is an English influencer, actress, radio presenter and former glamour model. She played Lisa Hunter in ''Hollyoaks'' (2001–2005, 2022) and in three spin-off series, '' Hollyoaks: After Hours'' (2 ...

. 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.Emmerdale star's trial postponed
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* Black British male actors 1977 births Living people British male soap opera actors 21st-century British male actors {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub