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1997 -- present london , england london , england , uk james redmond 24 november 1971 james redmond -lrb- actor -rrb-
 james william forbes redmond actor
james redmond -lrb- actor -rrb-

james william forbes redmond -lrb- born 24 november 1971 -rrb- is an english actor , presenter and comedian .
he was educated at clifton college in bristol and lives in london .
redmond first rose to fame when he began modelling in milan in april 1994 , after being spotted by fashion scout calvin french .
after working for the likes of calvin klein , paul smith , harvey nicholls and haagen dazs for four years , redmond decided to pursue a career on the small screen .
following a string of commercials , he signed up for acting lessons , but before he could begin the course , was offered a part in the channel 4 soap opera `` hollyoaks '' .
redmond played rory finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002 , before quitting the series to partner cat deeley presenting `` smtv live '' and '' '' , replacing popular duo ant & dec. .
redmond 's stint at `` smtv live '' lasted just three months however , after show bosses decided he had not settled into the role leaving redmond reportedly `` gutted '' .
meanwhile , redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of sky one 's steamy drama , `` mile high '' .
he is perhaps most noted for his role as abs denham in the bafta-winning medical drama `` casualty '' , which he joined in 2003 .
redmond remained on the show for five years until he quit in 2008 , the character 's final episode airing 18 october .
in 2010 , he appeared on `` come dine with me '' with soap stars adele silva , lorraine chase and brian capron .
since then , redmond has made a move into stand-up comedy , committing to an 18-month apprenticeship on the open-mic circuit , performing at the edinburgh fringe festival in february 2011 .
redmond joined the cast of itv soap `` emmerdale '' at the end of february 2014 .
redmond joined itv soap `` coronation street '' in january 2015 for a three-week stint as hamish , a character who will come between steve and michelle .
