Ryan Hawley
| Ryan Hawley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 September 1985 Dubai, UAE |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Home town | Sheffield, England, UK |
| Height | 6'0" |
| Television | Emmerdale |
| Spouse(s) | Daisy Prestes (m. 2013) |
Ryan Alexander Hawley is an actor, currently playing Robert Sugden in ITV's Emmerdale, becoming the fourth actor to take on the role in the series.[1] He has also appeared in a number of TV series, films and stage productions.
Personal life
Hawley spent his childhood partly in Sheffield and partly in the UAE due to his parents' work.[2] In school, Hawley took A-Level Media Studies and took part in school plays, subsequently realising his dream of becoming a film director was very difficult.[2]
Hawley went to university and trained to become an actor at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[3]
Career
Hawley's acting career began in 2007, when he began to appear in number of TV series', film's and stage productions. Beginning in 2013, Hawley was out of acting work for an 18 month stretch and had a variety of jobs including working as a chef at Wagamama in Heathrow Airport, stacking shelves in a clothes shop and fitting fireplaces as a labourer.[4]
Emmerdale
In 2014 he started his most prominent role, becoming the fourth actor to portray Robert Sugden on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. His main story-lines have included: returning to the village with the White family, an affair with Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller), the manslaughter of Katie Sugden (Sammy Winward) and cover-up, being shot by Ross Barton (Michael Parr) in a "who dunnit?" story-line and supporting Aaron when learned he was sexually abused by his father Gordon Livesy (Gary Mavers), as a child.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Life is Wild | Tim | N/A |
| 2008 | Doctors | Jeremy Evesham | 1 Episode |
| Survivors | Will | ||
| Live! | N/A | Main Cast | |
| 2009 | The Royal | Phil Cooper | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | The Wyoming Story | Dakin Thorpe | Cast |
| Rules of Love | Tarrant | Main Cast | |
| Between You & Me | Josh | ||
| 2012 | Red Tails | Mitchell | Cast |
| Titanic | Jack Thayer | 2 Episodes | |
| 2013 | Father Brown | John Van Ert | 1 Episode |
| Devil's Pass | Andy Thatcher | Main Cast | |
| 2014 | The Magnificent Eleven | Kurt | |
| 2014–present | Emmerdale | Robert Sugden | Series regular |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The History Boys | Rudge | Wyndhams Theatre + UK Tour |
| 2009 | Letting in Air | Adam | Old Red Lion Theatre |
| 2010 | You May Go Now | N/A | Finborough Theatre |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Emmerdale | Robert Sugden |
| Nominated | Villain of the Year | ||||
| Won | All About Soap Awards | Best Moment 2014 – Robert Kisses Aaron | |||
| 2016 | British Soap Awards | Villian of the Year | |||
| Best Onscreen Partnership (with Danny Miller ) | |||||
References
- ↑ James Leyfield (13 May 2015). "Soap Week: Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley wants Robert Sugden to have a "reversal of fortunes"". mirror.
- 1 2 "Emmerdale killer interview: Ryan Hawley reveals Robert Sugden's dark side". BT.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Ryan Hawley - Creative Artists Management - CV". www.cam.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "I kept star role in Emmerdale secret from family for six weeks". www.thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-22.