Alex Carter (born 7 May 1982 in

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) is an English

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and writer, mostly known for his roles as

Jamie Hope Jamie Hope is a fictional character in "''Emmerdale''", a British soap opera broadcast on ITV, portrayed by actor Alex Carter. The character debuted on the show on 16 February 2006 and made his final appearance on 21 May 2010. Carter's depa ...

in ''

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'' and Lee Hunter in ''

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''.

Early life

Carter's brother Bruce is in a band called The Whip and both Carters attended

the Blue Coat School, Oldham The Blue Coat School is a co education Church of England academy for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The school caters for pupils aged 11–18, offering A-level and GCSE courses. It is one of th ...

. A lifelong fan of

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, Carter presented the Saturday afternoon sports programme ''Latics Live'' on The Revolution between 2008 and 2011.

Life and career

After playing Greeny in CITV show Adam's Family Tree, in 1999 Carter was cast as Craig Harrison in Sunday evening drama '' Where the Heart Is''. He then joined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Lee Hunter, staying for four years before his character left to embark on an around the world tour. He then joined ''Emmerdale'' on 16 February 2006 as Jamie Hope in the ITV soap ''Emmerdale''. On 8 February 2010, whilst appearing on

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's breakfast show on

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, he announced that he was leaving ''Emmerdale'' after four years. On 15 March 2010 it was confirmed that after a five-year hiatus, Carter was returning to ''Hollyoaks''. In 2011, Carter appeared in

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comedy ''

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'' as Blake; Don's Boss. In August 2012 he became a series regular in '' In with the Flynns'' on BBC1 as Kevin Flynn, younger brother to

Will Mellor William Mellor (born 3 April 1976) is an English actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jambo Bolton in ''Hollyoaks'', Gaz Wilkinson in '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'', Warren Stamp in EastEnders, DC Spike Tanner in ' ...

's Liam Flynn. In 2013, Carter starred in the Sky special ''Love Matters'', written by

Isy Suttie Isobel Jane Suttie (; born 11 August 1978) is a British musical comedian, actress and writer. She played Dobby in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show'', and in 2013 won the gold Sony Radio Academy Award for her radio show ''Pearl And Dave''. Ear ...

. and the period ITV costume drama ''

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'' as Walter in Series Four of the show. In early 2015, he starred in the

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show

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as Steve and in late 2015 he was cast as series regular PC Lino Moretti in the new BBC1 Police series '' Cuffs'' set in Brighton. In 2016, Alex joined the cast of BBC's So Awkward as form tutor Mr Malone, and in 2018 he began appearing as Ray Monk in the TV series Dark Heart, on ITV.

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