Dale Meeks (born 16 November 1975) is an

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and theatre

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Acting career

Dale Meeks is a Geordie actor best known for his role as Simon Meredith in 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, '' ...

''. and as the winner of ITV's Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes with

Mark Charnock Mark Charnock (born 28 August 1968) is an English actor, known for his role in ITV's ''Emmerdale'' as Marlon Dingle, a role he has played since 1996. Charnock and ''Emmerdale'' co-star Dominic Brunt, who plays Paddy Kirk, produce a yearly ''Zomb ...

as the Blues Brothers. He also starred in ''

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'' as the leader of a gang from rival youth club

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for 5 series and played Hips in the BBC series Breezeblock. Meeks toured the UK with the musical ''

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'' and appeared in the West End production of ''Love Never Dies.'' Dale can be seen in the upcoming series of George Gently as Panda

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* English male stage actors 1975 births Living people English male child actors English male soap opera actors Male actors from Tyne and Wear Actors from County Durham {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub