Joe-Warren Plant
Joseph-Warren Plant (born 12 April 2002) is a British actor, best known for his role of Jacob Gallagher in the British soap opera "Emmerdale". He has played the role since 2010 and was nominated for a British Soap Award in 2014 in the Best Young Performance category. Plant has been nominated twice in the Best Young Actor category at the British Soap Awards in 2019 and 2021 respectively, as well as one nomination in the Best Young Performance category in 2014. Early life. Plant was born in Blackpool on 12 April 2002 to mother Steph Plant . His fathers name remains unknown. He was raised in Poulton-le-Fylde with his parents. Plant had been enrolled in the Scream Theatre School in Blackpool since he was four years old. Career. Section::::"Emmerdale". In August 2010, aged 8, Plant joined the cast of "Emmerdale" as Jacob Gallagher. The character was introduced along with his parents Justin (Andrew Langtree) and Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson). During his time on the soap Jacob's storylines have included finding out he was adopted and that he is the biological son of Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi) and being groomed by Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein ). Plant was nominated twice for Best Young Actor at The British Soap Awards in 2014, 2019 and 2021. Plant was discovered at Scream Theatre School in Blackpool by the Actors Agency division of Scream Management, which is now based at Media City, Salford Afterwards, Plant was recruited by Scream Management and acted on his behalf as his agent and secured him the role in "Emmerdale". Plant portrayed the role of Harri Hart in the US action film "Broken Hearts". In 2020, it was announced that Plant would be taking a six-month break from appearing as Jacob due to competing  in "Dancing on Ice". Section::::"Dancing on Ice". In 2021, Plant was a contestant on the British show "Dancing on Ice" where he was partnered with Vanessa Bauer. In February 2021, Plant and Bauer had to leave the show early due to both skaters testing positive for Covid-19. Plant had not experienced any symptoms of Covid-19, however, after receiving a positive PCR test, Plant had to withdraw from the series, claiming that he was "gutted". Even after completing the required isolation period in a hotel, ITV bosses at "Dancing on Ice" refused to let Plant and Bauer participate in the show  again, with a spokesperson at ITV claiming that there was a "fear" that letting Plant skate and participate in the show again "may upset the apple cart". An official statement from ITV thanked Plant and Bauer for "all their dedication and beautiful performances". Charity work. Plant frequently participates in charity football matches in order to raise awareness of cancer and downs syndrome. Personal life. Plant attended Baines School in Poulton-Le-Flyde.