Joe McFadden
Joe McFadden | |
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| Born | Joseph McFadden 9 October 1975 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | Holyrood Secondary School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Joseph McFadden (born 9 October 1975) is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles in .
Biography
The third of four siblings (two older brothers, one younger sister),
After taking a role in
After that role ended in 2009, he mixed theatre doing
Small Faces
.
From January 2014 to December 2017 he had a leading role as
Group Animal
".
In August 2017 he was announced as a participant in the Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Katya Jones, eventually winning the prized Glitterball Trophy.[7][8]
Since then he has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including playing The Criminologist/Narrator in the UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show, Tick/Mitzi in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Sam in 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Gielgud Theatre in London.
Personal life
He announced his engagement to artist Rob Smales in an Instagram post on 24 September 2024.[9]
Selected filmography
- Strictly Come Dancing (2017)
- Holby City (2014–2017, 2020)
- Casualty (2009)
- Cranford (2007)
- Heartbeat (2007–2010)
- Alien Invasion (2004; short film)
- The Trouble with Men and Women (2003)
- voice actor)
- Sparkhouse (2002)
- The Glass (2001)[10]
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999)
- Dad Savage (1998)
- Small Faces(1996)
- The Crow Road (1996)
- Take the High Road (1990–97)
Theatre
- Sam in 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Gielgud Theatre, London, August 2024
- Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show, 2023
- Jason Rudd in The Mirror Crack'd, UK Tour 2022
- Oliver Harcourt in The House on Cold Hill, UK Tour, January 2019
- Andy in Haunting Julia, UK Tour, August 2012
- Ed in Torch Song Trilogy, Menier Chocolate Factory, London May 2012
- Writer in The Missing, National Theatre of Scotland, Tramway Arts Centre September 2011
- Georg Nowack in She Loves Me, Chichester Festival Theatre 2011
- Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Edinburgh Playhouse 2006–7
- Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Chichester Festival Theatre 2005
- Keith in Rainbow Kiss at Royal Court Theatre, London 2006
- John in A Life in the Theatre at Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh 2004
- Claude in 15 Seconds at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 2003
- Mark in Rent at Shaftesbury Theatre, London 1998
- Sloane in Entertaining Mr Sloane at Theatr Clwyd, 1997
References
- ^ "Joe McFadden interview: Good grief". www.scotsman.com. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Joseph McFadden". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Donegal links to BBC Strictly winner Joe McFadden - Donegal Democrat". Donegaldemocrat.ie. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Joe McFadden: Child star to dance champion". BBC News. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (18 April 2007). "New heartthrob for Heartbeat". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Fulton, Rick (1 February 2014). "Joe McFadden: I'm happy to be acting my age at last as Holby's new hot-shot doc". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror.
- ^ Taylor, Frances (12 August 2017). "Joe McFadden is confirmed as sixth celebrity for Strictly Come Dancing 2017". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Westbrook, Caroline (16 December 2017). "The Strictly Come Dancing 2017 winner has been crowned". Metro. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Maskell, Emily (25 September 2024). "Strictly winner Joe McFadden announces engagement to 'soulmate' Rob Smales". thepinknews.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "The Glass[17/06/2001] (2001)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links
- Joseph McFadden at IMDb
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