Joseph Gilgun
Known For
Acting
Born
1984-03-09 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Joseph William Gilgun (born 9 March 1984) is an English actor known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky One series Brassic, Eli Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Jamie Armstrong in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, Woody in the film This Is England (2006) and its subsequent spin-off series, and Rudy Wade in E4's Misfits. From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the AMC television adaptation of the Vertigo comic Preacher as the Irish vampire Cassidy. Gilgun was born in Chorley, Lancashire, to Judith and Andrew Gilgun. He grew up in Rivington, Lancashire, as part of a working-class family with his two younger sisters, Jennie Seddon and Rosie Thomson. Gilgun attended Rivington VA Primary School and Southlands High School. He has dyslexia and ADHD, which he describes as the "biggest pain of [his] life" and in interviews has openly discussed depression and anxiety. He started drama workshops at the age of eight, following advice from an educational psychologist, and was described as having "exceptional talent". He also trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School and the Oldham Theatre Workshop. When he was 10, he got his first TV acting role in Coronation Street. He stayed with the show until he was thirteen years old. Gilgun studied A-Levels at Runshaw College. Outside of odd jobs and a few roles in small theatre productions, Gilgun worked as a plasterer until returning to acting full-time with Emmerdale in 2006.
Most Known For
Preacher
as Cassidy
Brassic
as Vincent "Vinnie" O'Neill
Shameless
as Rico
Emmerdale
as Eli Dingle
Misfits
as Rudy Wade
Ripper Street
as Carmichael
The Last Witch Hunter
as Ellic
Pride
as Mike
Lockout
as Hydell
This Is England '90
as Richard 'Woody' Woodford
This Is England '86
as Richard 'Woody' Woodford
The Infiltrator
as Dominic
Harry Brown
as Kenny
This Is England '88
as Richard 'Woody' Woodford
This Is England
as Woody
Sorted
as Mechanic
Vegas Baby!
as Rudy Wade
Big Dippers
as Carl
Henry
as Martin
Tennis
as Jerry