Daniel Brocklebank is a fan favourite in Coronation Street as the local vicar.
He has been through the mill, with the character’s storylines including his broken engagement to Sean Tully, becoming the legal guardian of Summer Spellman and enduring a past of crime and drug addiction.
But the actor’s real life is far less tumultuous.
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How old is Daniel and where is he from?
Daniel was born on 21 December 1979, making him 43 years old. He is originally from Stratford-upon-Avon in England.
What has Daniel starred in?
Daniel has a long and successful career in television, film and in the theatre.
Since 1994, he has starred in TV shows, such as Down to Earth, Born and Bred, Ed Stone is Dead, Casualty and The Bill.
Some of his movie credits include The Hole alongside Keira Knightley, The Hours opposite Meryl Streep, Another Life with Imelda Staunton, Merlin acting with Sam Neill and Helena Bonham Carter, and The Devil's Arithmetic opposite Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy.
Daniel has acted on stage in productions of As You Like It, Titus Andronicus, The Tamer Tamed and Lord of the Flies for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The actor is no stranger to the soap world after playing Ivan Jones in Emmerdale between 2005 and 2006, starring in 107 episodes.
During his time in the Yorksire soap, he dated Paul Lambert and was blackmailed by Nicola King, then known as Nicola Blackstock.
His character departed the village with pal Simon Meredith for Costa Rica when they became dissatisfied with their lives and jobs.
He was only meant to appear in three episodes, but impressed ITV bosses.
Daniel went on to star in RTE’s Fair City as Nicky Hogg in 2008.
He is best known for playing Billy Mayhew in Coronation Street. He made his first appearance in December 2014 as the new vicar at Emily Bishop's parish, St. Mary's, who began dating the barman Sean Tully.
Who is Daniel’s boyfriend?
Daniel debuted his new relationship with his boyfriend Jordan Coulthard, who is a musician.
The new couple enjoyed a relaxing holiday to Crete in Greece this past summer, with the Corrie star sharing: “Crete you’ve been amazing. My first time abroad since 2018 & it was worth the wait.”
Daniel previously dated his Coronation Street co-star Rob Mallard after they met on the set of the ITV soap back in 2016 - he plays Daniel Osbourne, the son of Ken Barlow and Denise Osbourne.
The pair split up the following year, with Daniel going on to date model and dancer Stuart Hatton. They broke up in 2019.
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