Rupert Sinclair Hill (born 15 June 1978) is an

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actor. He is known for his roles in several

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s. Hill started with small roles on television. He appeared in an episode of ''

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'' as Robbie's half-brother Kevin Bolton, and also played a part in a music video by the band Haven. Hill subsequently went into the ongoing role of Cameron Davenport in daily serial ''

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'', a role he played from 2002–2004. He was then cast in ''

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'', as

Danny Baldwin Danny Baldwin is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', portrayed by Bradley Walsh. The character first appeared on 31 May 2004 and made his departure on 31 December 2006. Storylines Danny Baldwin moves ...

's (

Bradley Walsh Bradley John Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter, and former professional footballer. Walsh is known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2004–2006), as ...

) son

Jamie Baldwin Jamie Baldwin is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Rupert Hill. He first appeared in 2004 and left in 2008. Storylines S ...

in 2004. Hill played guitar in the defunct band Shepherd's Pi which he formed with former Family Affairs co-stars

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and

Angela Hazeldine Angela Lee Hazeldine (born 2 July 1981 in Colwyn Bay, Wales) is a Welsh actress and musician, known for portraying Gemma Craig in the Channel 5 soap opera ''Family Affairs''. Background Actor James Hazeldine was a cousin of Hazeldine's father. ...

. He now leads a new group called Biederbeck, who have performed several gigs in Manchester, London and at Ramsbottom Festival and

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on the

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. In April 2007, it was announced in the media that Hill had quit his role as Jamie in ''

'', a move which has left the street without a member of the Baldwin family for the first time in 30 years. Hill is also part of a small comedy sketch group, Screaming Mess, where he co-writes and performs in many varied comedy sketches and parodies along with childhood friends Jamie Langrish and Marc Norris. In July 2008, Hill appeared in five episodes of ''

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'' titled ''Gun Runner'' as Kieran Wallace, a small-time criminal who was eventually shot dead in the fifth and final part of the Gunrunner storyline during an attempted revenge mission armed with a MAC-10 sub-machine gun. Hill is married to

Jenny Platt Jennifer "Jenny" Platt (born 24 September 1979) is an English actress best known for her role as Violet Wilson in the long-running television soap ''Coronation Street'' and her role as Jeanne in ''Versailles''. Platt was born in Ipswich, Suff ...

who played his on-screen girlfriend

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in ''Coronation Street''. The couple reside in

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, where Hill co-owns several pubs, including the Castle Hotel and Gulliver's, situated on

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in the Northern Quarter, and the Eagle Inn in

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. It was announced on '' This Morning'' that Rupert and Jenny were expecting a child together, 24 September 2009; she was born the following year. In 2012 Hill appeared in the British horror film 'Entity' starring alongside

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and Charlotte Riley. In September 2014, Hill will begin playing the role of Guy in the touring production of

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. Hill has directed two short films "Roll With the Punches" and "Molehills" (which he also wrote). In 2018 he appeared in ''

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'' as Josh Bradley.

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Interview in the Canadian Hungarian Journal
English male soap opera actors 1978 births Living people Alumni of Middlesex University {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub