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  2010 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male   2010 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year   2011 16th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2011 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male   2011 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year   2011 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Emma Atkins)   2012 17th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2012 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male   2012 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year   2012 British Soap Awards Best Actor   2012 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Atkins)   2012 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance   2012 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy   2013 All About Soap Awards Forbidden Lovers (shared with Natalie J. Robb)   2013 British Soap Awards Sexiest Male   2013 British Soap Awards Best Actor   2013 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor   2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy   2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2014 British Soap Awards Best Actor   2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy   2014 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male   2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2015 20th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2016 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male   2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy   2018 23rd National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2018 British Soap Awards Best Actor   2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2019 British Soap Awards Best Actor   2019 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor   2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2019 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Male)   2020 25th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2020 RadioTimes.com Soap Awards Best Actor   2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2022 27th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance   2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor   2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Double Act (shared with Jonny McPherson)   2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer  

References

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Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:People with Crohn's disease
Category:English television actors
Category:Soap opera actors
Category:People from Oldham