Luke James Tittensor (born 3 November 1989) is an English actor best known for his role as Carl Gallagher in '' Shameless'' (a role he shared with his twin brother, Elliott Tittensor) and his role as Daz Eden in ''

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''.

Career

Tittensor and his twin brother, Elliott, appeared in the soap '' Brookside''. In the first season of

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series ''Shameless'', the Tittensor twins shared the role of Carl Gallagher. Elliott continued playing the role of Carl after Luke left the show. Tittensor took the role of Daz Eden in ''

'', first appearing in 2003. He continued to act in ''Emmerdale'' until April 2009, when his contract was terminated due to a criminal conviction. In 2010, Tittensor played gay pupil Connor in '' Waterloo Road''. He appeared in an episode of '' Casualty'' in January 2011 and played the part of Nathan in episode one of the BBC drama series ''

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'' in September 2011. In 2012, Tittensor played the character of Liam in '' Holby City''. Tittensor appeared in '' Our World War'' as Paddy Kennedy in 2014. Also in 2014, he played Hippolyte in the film ''

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''. Tittensor starred in an episode of '' Moving On'' in March 2014. Tittensor currently stars as Ser Arryk Cargyll in HBO's '' House of the Dragon'' alongside his twin brother who plays the role of Ser Erryk Cargyll.

Personal life

Luke Tittensor is the identical twin brother of Elliott Tittensor. On 23 March 2009, Tittensor pleaded guilty to a charge of

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against an unnamed 16-year-old in

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on 15 February 2008 that left the victim with a fractured jaw. His ''Emmerdale'' contract was terminated in April 2009 due to his conviction, with his last appearance in the show occurring the same month. On 29 April 2009, Tittensor received a nine-month suspended jail sentence for the assault. He was also ordered to complete 200 hours' unpaid work and pay £1,000 compensation to the victim.

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