Nicky Evans (born 20 April 1979) is an English actor who is best known for playing the roles of

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's hit comedy drama '' Shameless'' and

Roy Glover Roy Glover is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Nicky Evans. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 August 1994, and departed six years later on 22 August 2000. Develo ...

on the

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, ''

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, '' ...

''. He has also played roles in various dramas such as The Bill, The Royal, Eddie Spears (2004),

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'' and ''

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''. In 2015, Nicky completed the role of Dragon in British Crime Thriller ''

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''. The Film was released in January 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Nicky English male soap opera actors 1979 births Living people Male actors from Bradford