Paul Loughran

Paul Loughran
Born
Paul Anthony Martin Loughran

(1969-07-07) 7 July 1969
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Notable workEmmerdale
AwardsSoap Awards BAFTA

Paul Anthony Martin Loughran (born 7 July 1969 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish actor. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast.[1] He is best known for portraying Butch Dingle in ITV soap opera Emmerdale in which his character died in a bus crash with friend Pete Collins. After that he appeared in many other TV series such as Heartbeat. On 24 August 2016, it was announced that Loughran had been cast as Darryl Perkins, the father of Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), in Coronation Street.

Filmography

Selected television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1987ScoutO'TooleCredited as Paul Ryder
1992The Darling Buds of MayPoliceman1 episode
1992Coronation StreetPC Goldman1 episode
1994–2000EmmerdaleButch DingleMain role; 170+ episodes
2000The BillDean Burgess1 episode
2002Auf Wiedersehen, PetDrug dealer1 episode
2002PuckoonPolicemanFeature film
2003I Fought the LawBilly WilsonTV film
2003The RoyalMalcolm Wilson1 episode
2003–2009Blue MurderDI Scott LawsonRecurring role
2005HeartbeatCharlie1 episode
2005The Baby WarSgt. TaylorTV film
2005IdealPoliceman1 episode
2016JerichoMr. Jarvis1 episode
2016Coronation StreetDarryl TinkerRecurring role
2017CasualtyGeoff1 episode

References

  1. ↑ "100 Reasons to love Northern Ireland - PropertyPal". propertypal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.


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