English actor (b. 1983)
James Sutton
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Sutton in September 2007
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Born
| James Cook
(
1983-01-31
)
31 January 1983
(age 41)
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Alma mater
| Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 2006?present
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Spouse
|
Rachael Collin
(
m.
)
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James Cook
(born 31 January 1983), better known as
James Sutton
, is an English actor. His television roles include
John Paul McQueen
in the
Channel 4
soap opera
Hollyoaks
(2006?2008, 2012?2017, 2019?present) and
Ryan Lamb
in the
ITV
soap opera
Emmerdale
(2009?2011).
Early life
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Sutton was born James Cook
[1]
on 31 January 1983 in
Sutton Coldfield
,
Birmingham
, the son of Jeanette and Donald Cook. It is from his hometown that he derived the stage name "Sutton".
[1]
He has a younger brother and two younger sisters.
[2]
He grew up in
Haughton, Staffordshire
, and attended
King Edward VI School
in
Stafford
. At the age of 14, he moved to
Newport, Shropshire
, where he attended the
Burton Borough School
.
[1]
He went on to study drama at the
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
in
Cardiff
.
[3]
Career
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Prior to
Hollyoaks
, Sutton had roles in the
Dream Team
spin-off
Dream Team 80s
, playing Terry Glover, and in
Lynda La Plante
's
Trial and Retribution
X
, playing a character called Barry Milne.
[4]
In September 2006 he joined the cast of
Hollyoaks
as
John Paul McQueen
. During this portrayal, his character came out as being gay and started having an affair with his best friend,
Craig Dean
. The storyline was nominated for, and won, many awards. He left the soap on-screen in September 2008. In Sutton's first post-
Hollyoaks
role, he guest starred as Eli Taylor who suffered from
narcolepsy
and
cataplexy
on the BBC series
Casualty
, in the episode titled 'Doing The Right Thing' which aired 13 December 2008.
[5]
On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Sutton would join the cast of ITV1's
Emmerdale
. Sutton played the role of mechanic Ryan Daniel Lamb, son of newcomer Faye Lamb and already established character Mark Wylde. Ryan's first appearance was on 15 June 2009.
[6]
On 8 February 2011, it was announced that Sutton would leave
Emmerdale
after approximately two years in the show. His last day on the show was 18 March 2011. His last episode was aired on Tuesday 26 April 2011.
In 2011 he took on the role of
Orsino
from
Twelfth Night
in the BBC Learning project "Off By Heart Shakespeare" and delivered the speech "If music be the food of love, play on".
[7]
Sutton made a brief appearance in the second series of
Bedlam
on
Sky Living
together with Lacey Turner (
EastEnders
) in Spring 2012. His character was a paramedic called Andy.
Sutton made two guest appearances in episodes of the
BBC1
series
Doctors
on Friday 9 March 2012 "Firestarter" and Monday 8 January 2019 “The Affair”. He also made a guest appearances in the second series of the hit
ITV1
drama series
Scott & Bailey
which returned to the screens on Monday 12 March 2012 and
Holby City
on BBC1.
His return to Hollyoaks was announced on
Digital Spy
on 12 October 2012. He returned to the show on 18 December 2012.
In May 2012, he announced on Twitter that he had a new company, Broken Leg Workshops, which runs pop-up workshops for new actors offering help and advice of the kind he wished he had received when he first entered the business. The first workshop was held in Liverpool, followed by Manchester and Leeds.
Theatre
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Sutton met playwright Ian Salmon through
The Anfield Wrap
and this led to Sutton appearing in Salmon's play
Venus Rising
at the Hope Street Theatre in
Liverpool
in 2018.
[8]
Personal life
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Sutton is a fan of
Liverpool FC
[9]
and a regular contributor to
The Anfield Wrap
.
[10]
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
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Hollyoaks
was named Broadcast of the Year at the 2007
Stonewall Awards
, held at London's
Victoria and Albert Museum
. The award was given for the portrayal of James Sutton's and
Guy Burnet
's gay affair storyline.
Stonewall
, an organisation that campaigns for LGBT equality, praised the show for its "sympathetic and convincing handling" of the "gritty and emotional" storyline.
[11]
Sutton was nominated for 'Sexiest Male', 'Best Actor'
[12]
and 'Best Dramatic Performance'
[12]
for
The British Soap Awards
2007. He had been short-listed along with
Gerard McCarthy
(
Kris Fisher
)
[13]
for 'Best Newcomer' for his role as
John Paul McQueen
, however McCarthy was chosen for the final nomination.
Sutton was nominated for 'Best Actor' and 'Sexiest Male' at the 2007
Inside Soap
Awards
, for 'Best Storyline' for "John Paul falls for Craig and comes out as gay", and, with Guy Burnet (Craig Dean) for 'Best Couple'.
[14]
He did not win in any of the categories. Sutton was shortlisted for 'Most Popular Actor' at the
National Television Awards
2007, alongside
Charlie Clements
(
EastEnders
),
David Tennant
(
Doctor Who
) and
Antony Cotton
(
Coronation Street
). The awards were voted for by the public and the ceremony took place on 31 October 2007.
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The award was won by
David Tennant
. Sutton was voted 'Most Popular Actor' and the
John Paul/Craig storyline
won 'Storyline of the Year'.
[17]
Sutton was again nominated for the award of Best Newcomer, losing to
Coronation Street
's
Craig Gazey
.
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