Jeff Hordley

**Jeff Hordley** (born 7 March 1970) is an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera _Emmerdale_ (2000–2006, 2009–present). For his portrayal of Cain, he has been nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Actor at three ceremonies.

## Personal life

In 1996, Hordley was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. He has experienced symptoms since the age of 20 and has been hospitalised three times from his condition.

Hordley married Emmerdale co-star Zoë Henry in 2003; they have two children.

## Career

In addition to his work on _Emmerdale_, he has also made appearances in various other television series including _Coronation Street_, _Heartbeat_, _Always and Everyone_, _City Central_ and _Children's Ward_.

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Category|Result|scope=col class=unsortable||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2010|British Soap Awards|Sexiest Male||align="center"||
|2010|British Soap Awards|Villain of the Year||align="center"||
|2011|16th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2011|British Soap Awards|Sexiest Male||align="center"||
|2011|British Soap Awards|Villain of the Year||align="center"||
|2011|British Soap Awards|Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Emma Atkins)||align="center"||
|2012|17th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2012|British Soap Awards|Sexiest Male||align="center"||
|2012|British Soap Awards|Villain of the Year||align="center"||
|2012|British Soap Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2012|British Soap Awards|Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Atkins)||align="center"||
|2012|British Soap Awards|Best Dramatic Performance||align="center"||
|2012|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Bad Boy||align="center"||
|2013|_All About Soap_ Awards|Forbidden Lovers (shared with Natalie J. Robb)||align="center"||
|2013|British Soap Awards|Sexiest Male||align="center"||
|2013|British Soap Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2013|_TV Choice_ Awards|Best Soap Actor||align="center"||
|2013|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Bad Boy||align="center"||
|2013|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2014|19th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2014|British Soap Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2014|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Bad Boy||align="center"||
|2014|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Sexiest Male||align="center"||
|2014|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2015|20th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2015|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2016|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Sexiest Male||align="center"||
|2016|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Bad Boy||align="center"||
|2018|23rd National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2018|British Soap Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2018|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2019|24th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2019|British Soap Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2019|_TV Choice_ Awards|Best Soap Actor||align="center"||
|2019|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2019|Digital Spy Reader Awards|Best Soap Actor (Male)||align="center"||
|2020|25th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2020|_RadioTimes_.com Soap Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2020|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2022|27th National Television Awards|Serial Drama Performance||align="center"||
|2022|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Actor||align="center"||
|2022|_Inside Soap_ Awards|Best Double Act (shared with Jonny McPherson)||align="center"||
|2023|British Soap Awards|Best Leading Performer||align="center"||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jeff Hordley
- **image**: Jeff Hordley 2018.JPG
- **caption**: Jeff Hordley 2018
- **birth place**: Lancashire, Crumpsall, Lancashire, England
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1996–present
- **known for**: _Emmerdale_
- **children**: 2