Joseph Gilgun

Joseph Gilgun (born 9 March, 1984 Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a British actor known for playing the fictional character Eli Dingle in ITV's "Emmerdale" and Jamie Armstrong in "Coronation Street" although he has also appeared in the Channel 4 television series "Hollyoaks" and "Shameless". Gilgun attended school at Rivington County Primary, Rivington, and went on to Southlands High School, Chorley, before studying acting at The Laine Johnson Theatre School and Oldham Theatre Workshop.

Gilgun's first performance as a film actor is as Woody in "This Is England", a semi-autobiographical feature film written and directed by Shane Meadows, which was released in the UK on the 27 April, 2007.

Joseph also starred alongside fellow Emmerdale actors in "Ghosthunting with...", hosted by Yvette Fielding, in which the cast were taken to three separate locations to search for evidence of paranormal activity.

For three years until 1997 he was little Jamie Armstrong in Coronation Street - the Chesney of his day - son of Tricia, played by Tracy Brabin