Ryan Hawley
| Ryan Hawley | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Home town | Sheffield, England |
| Television | Emmerdale |
Ryan Alexander Hawley is an actor, currently playing Robert Sugden in ITV's Emmerdale, becoming the fourth actor to take on the role in the series.[1] He has also appeared in a number of TV series, films and stage productions
Personal life
Hawley spent his childhood partly in Sheffield and partly in the UAE due to his parents' work.[2] In school, Hawley took A-Level Media Studies and took part in school plays, subsequently realising his dream of becoming a film director was very difficult.[2]
Hawley went to university and trained to become an actor at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[3]
Career
Hawley's acting career began in 2007, when he began to appear in a number of TV series', film's and stage productions. Beginning in 2013, Hawley was out of acting work for an 18-month stretch and had a variety of jobs including working as a chef at Wagamama in Heathrow Airport, stacking shelves in a clothes shop and fitting fireplaces as a labourer.[4]
Emmerdale
In 2014 he started his most prominent role, becoming the fourth actor to portray Robert Sugden on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. His main story-lines have included: returning to the village with the White family, an affair with Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller), the manslaughter of Katie Sugden (Sammy Winward) and cover-up, being shot by Ross Barton (Michael Parr) in a "who dunnit?" story-line, supporting Aaron when discover Aaron was sexually abused by his father Gordon Livesy (Gary Mavers), as a child, rekindling his relationship with Aaron and later becoming engaged to Aaron following a car crash in No Return week.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Life is Wild | Tim | N/A |
| 2008 | Doctors | Jeremy Evesham | 1 Episode |
| Survivors | Will | ||
| Live! | N/A | Main Cast | |
| 2009 | The Royal | Phil Cooper | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | The Wyoming Story | Dakin Thorpe | Cast |
| Rules of Love | Tarrant | Main Cast | |
| Between You & Me | Josh | ||
| 2012 | Red Tails | Mitchell | Cast |
| Titanic | Jack Thayer | 2 Episodes | |
| 2013 | Father Brown | John Van Ert | 1 Episode |
| Devil's Pass | Andy Thatcher | Main Cast | |
| 2014 | The Magnificent Eleven | Kurt | |
| 2014–present | Emmerdale | Robert Sugden | Series regular |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The History Boys | Rudge | Wyndhams Theatre + UK Tour |
| 2009 | Letting in Air | Adam | Old Red Lion Theatre |
| 2010 | You May Go Now | N/A | Finborough Theatre |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Emmerdale | Robert Sugden |
| Nominated | Villain of the Year | ||||
| Won | All About Soap Awards | Best Moment 2014 – Robert Kisses Aaron | |||
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | |||
| Nominated | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | |||
| 2016 | Nominated | British Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | ||
| Nominated | Best Onscreen Partnership (with Danny Miller) | ||||
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Partnership (with Danny Miller) | |||
References
- ↑ James Leyfield (13 May 2015). "Soap Week: Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley wants Robert Sugden to have a "reversal of fortunes"". mirror.
- 1 2 "Emmerdale killer interview: Ryan Hawley reveals Robert Sugden's dark side". BT.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Ryan Hawley – Creative Artists Management – CV". www.cam.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "I kept star role in Emmerdale secret from family for six weeks". www.thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-22.