Jeff Hordley (born 7 March 1970) is an English actor, known for
portraying Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.Hordley grew up
in Oldham, Lancashire where he attended North Chadderton
Comprehensive, before Jeff went on to gain a BA (Hons) Theatre Arts
(Acting) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University School of
Theatre in 1997.Hordley is best known for his portrayal of bad-boy
Cain Dingle in the British soap opera Emmerdale. He has played the
recurrent role since 2000, most recently returning to British
television screens on 28 April 2009. He had previously appeared in
Coronation Street as a minor character on the episode broadcast 28
November 1998.After appearing as Cain Dingle, Hordley was an obvious
choice to play a pantomime villain, which he did in the 2006â€"2007
production of Mother Goose at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley,
London. He later played Napoleon in the George Orwell classic Animal
Farm at Leeds' West Yorkshire Playhouse from 18 October â€" 8 November
2008. Most recently Hordley took on the role of Mick in Pinter's 1960
play The Caretaker when staged at Bolton's Octagon Theatre from 5â€"28
March 2009.
portraying Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.Hordley grew up
in Oldham, Lancashire where he attended North Chadderton
Comprehensive, before Jeff went on to gain a BA (Hons) Theatre Arts
(Acting) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University School of
Theatre in 1997.Hordley is best known for his portrayal of bad-boy
Cain Dingle in the British soap opera Emmerdale. He has played the
recurrent role since 2000, most recently returning to British
television screens on 28 April 2009. He had previously appeared in
Coronation Street as a minor character on the episode broadcast 28
November 1998.After appearing as Cain Dingle, Hordley was an obvious
choice to play a pantomime villain, which he did in the 2006â€"2007
production of Mother Goose at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley,
London. He later played Napoleon in the George Orwell classic Animal
Farm at Leeds' West Yorkshire Playhouse from 18 October â€" 8 November
2008. Most recently Hordley took on the role of Mick in Pinter's 1960
play The Caretaker when staged at Bolton's Octagon Theatre from 5â€"28
March 2009.
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