Joe McFadden

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Joe McFadden
Born
Joseph McFadden

(1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 48)
Glasgow, Scotland
EducationHolyrood Secondary School
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present

Joseph McFadden (born 9 October 1975) is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles in

2017 series of the BBC One series Strictly Come Dancing with professional dance partner Katya Jones
.

Biography

The third of four siblings (two older brothers, one younger sister),

Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow, where a drama teacher recognised his talent and recommended him for a part in the ITV Glasgow-based detective show Taggart.[4]

After taking a role in

Emmy award-winning Cranford. After that he came to national attention playing PC Joe Mason in the ITV Yorkshire-based period drama Heartbeat from 2007 to its finale in 2010.[5]

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 in the final and claiming the prized Glitterball Trophy.[7][8]

On 21 January 2019 it was announced that McFadden would appear in the 2019-20 UK tour of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.[9]

Selected filmography

Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Joe McFadden interview: Good grief". www.scotsman.com. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Joseph McFadden". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Donegal links to BBC Strictly winner Joe McFadden - Donegal Democrat". Donegaldemocrat.ie. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Joe McFadden: Child star to dance champion". BBC News. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ Dowell, Ben (18 April 2007). "New heartthrob for Heartbeat". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Taylor, Frances (12 August 2017). "Joe McFadden is confirmed as sixth celebrity for Strictly Come Dancing 2017". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (16 December 2017). "The Strictly Come Dancing 2017 winner has been crowned". Metro. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Joe McFadden to star in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert UK tour". WhatsOnStage. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. ^ "The Glass[17/06/2001] (2001)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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