Dominic Adam Brunt (born 15 April 1970) is an English actor, director and producer, best known for portraying the role of

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in the ITV soap opera ''

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''. For his role as Paddy, Brunt has been nominated in various categories at the

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, ''Inside Soap'' Awards and the

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. As well as acting, Brunt also produces and directs horror films alongside

Joanne Mitchell Joanne Mitchell (born 30 July 1971) is an English film, stage and TV actress. In 2011 she co-founded Mitchell Brunt Films with husband and Emmerdale colleague Dominic Brunt and has worked as producer/writer on several of the company's films. Ca ...

; he also co-hosts an annual zombie film festival with ''Emmerdale'' co-star Mark Charnock.

Early and personal life

Brunt was born on 15 April 1970 in

Macclesfield Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its eas ...

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. He was educated at Accrington Moorhead Sports College and the

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, where he met his wife

. Brunt and Mitchell have two children together; when their son Danny was eight months old, he underwent an operation after being diagnosed with a heart condition. Brunt is a fan of zombie horror films, and with ''Emmerdale'' co-star Mark Charnock, the pair conduct an annual zombie film festival in Leeds.

Career

Since 1997, Dominic Brunt has played the role of

in the ITV soap opera ''

''. For this role, Brunt was nominated in the category of

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at the 2011

, as well as receiving nominations for Best Comedy Performance in 2009, 2010 and 2013. At the 2019 British Soap Awards, Brunt was nominated for three awards. He received a longlist nomination for Best Actor, and shortlist nominations for Best Male Dramatic Performance and Best On-Screen Partnership, the latter with

Lucy Pargeter Lucy Kate Pargeter (born 1 March 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as Helen Raven in '' Crossroads'' (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle in ''Emmerdale'' (2002–present). She also finished third in the 13th series of the ITV reality ...

, who portrays his on-screen wife Chas Dingle. Brunt directed and starred in a zombie film called ''Before Dawn'' which was made in 2012, and directed ''Bait'' (2014) and ''Attack of the Adult Babies'' (2017) with Laurence R. Harvey and Lucas Briand in a secondary role. Dominic also featured in the British movie '' Inbred'' (2011), playing the role of chainsaw-wielding Podge.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1970 births Living people People from Macclesfield Male actors from Cheshire 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male soap opera actors {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub