Marco "Marc" Silcock (born 4 November 1988) is an English former actor, best known for his portrayal of
Jackson Walsh in the British soap opera ''
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, ...
''.
Career
Silcock studied acting at
City College Manchester and has a Diploma in Performing Arts.
Silcock joined the cast of ''
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
Josh Hope in 2001. He played the role of
Eli
Eli most commonly refers to:
* Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname
* Eli (biblical figure)
Eli or ELI may also refer to:
Film
* ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film
* ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film
Music
* ''Eli'' (Jan ...
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''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
'' from 2008 to 2009. Silcock also played Anthony Sugden in ''
Waterloo Road'',
Fergal Maguire in ''
Shameless'' and a hotel desk boy in ''The Innocence Project''. He took part in the mini-series ''
Privates'' as Lance Corporal Jimmy Hobbs.
In March 2010, it was announced that Silcock had rejoined the cast of ''Emmerdale'', this time as
Jackson Walsh, a potential love interest for
Aaron Dingle (
Danny Miller).
Silcock filmed his final scenes for the show on 14 May 2011. He described his character's exit as "memorable", but refused to comment on how he would leave the soap.
In 2017, Silcock retired from acting and became an estate agent with Kamani Property Group. His former co-star
Adam Thomas
Adam Thomas (born 11 August 1988) is an English actor, known for his roles as Donte Charles in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2009, 2022–present) and Adam Barton in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (2009� ...
also joined the property empire in 2018.
Awards and nominations
Note: At the 2011 British Soap Awards, the train crash, (which involved Silcock's character) was nominated for Spectacular Scene of the Year. This nomination went to the director, Duncan Foster.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
English male soap opera actors