Jacob Lee Roberts (born 29 June 1990) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of

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in the

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'' from 2017 to 2023. In 2024, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera ''

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'' as

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Life and career

Jacob Lee Roberts was born on 09 June 1990 in

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. He studied at David Johnson Drama in Manchester and appeared as Happy Boy in the stage production of ''

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'' which toured the

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in 2007, and

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in 2008. He has also appeared in various television advertisements including for the theme park

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and the bank

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. In 2017, Roberts joined the cast of the

soap opera ''

'' as

. He was introduced as the secret brother of

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(

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) in July 2017 as part of episodes set in

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which saw him being tracked down, alongside the character's best friend Brody Hudson (

Adam Woodward Adam Woodward (born 10 June 1992) is an English actor and model, known for his two roles in Emmerdale first as Grant then as Nathan and is also known for portraying the role of Brody Hudson in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. For his p ...

). Roberts and Woodward were nominated for the Best Partnership Award at the 2018 ''Inside Soap'' Awards for their portrayal of the characters' on-screen friendship. His other storylines during his tenure on the show included the character's marriage to

Maxine Minniver Maxine Minniver (also Blake, Donovan and Kinsella) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Nikki Sanderson. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 6 November 2012. Maxine's storylines have inclu ...

(

Nikki Sanderson Nikki Sanderson (born 28 March 1984) is an English actress who is known for playing Candice Stowe in the television soap opera ''Coronation Street'', Dawn Bellamy in '' Heartbeat'' and Maxine Minniver in ''Hollyoaks''. During her time at ''Co ...

), dealing with the death of Brody and a relationship with Liberty Savage ( Jessamy Stoddart). In June 2023, Roberts made an unannounced departure from the soap after six years. His character departed alongside

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( Kelly Condron) Roberts is set to appear as Paul Ashton in the upcoming film ''Cara''. In 2024, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera ''

'' as

, the estranged son of established character

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Jane Hazlegrove Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. She has also appeared as Rosie in ''Making Out'', Rosemary Mason in ''Silent Witnes ...

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Jacob 1990 births 21st-century English male actors Living people English male soap opera actors English male television actors Male actors from Salford