Kevin Mathurin has become a firm favourite with Emmerdale fans since playing vicar Charles Anderson.
Kevin has starred in Emmerdale since 2020 and has been involved in some major storylines. The character joined the soap when he stepped in to perform the wedding ceremony of Chas Dingle and Paddy Kirk on Christmas Day 2020.
This was after vicar Harriet Finch pulled out at the last minute. After the wedding, Charles was invited over to Tall Trees Cottage to enjoy the food that Marlon Dingle had prepared for the now cancelled reception.
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Since then, the character has become a permanent fixture in the village. The character was also involved in the major Super Soap Week in 2021 involving the evil Meena Jutla.
Away from the soap, we’ve taken a delve into acting star Kevin Mathurin’s life. You can find out all about him by scrolling below.
DJ wife
Kevin has been in a relationship with DJ Nikki Beatnik for a decade. According to the Express, they met in 2003 at Fashion Rocks when Kevin was dancing to star Kelis and Nikki was DJing, at the Albert Hall. It was in 2012 when their romance really blossomed.
They were reintroduced to one another at a Christmas party by For Life actor, Nicholas Pinnock, and recognising one another, they hit it off and haven't looked back since. After 10 years together, the actor and DJ are not married but they have progressed in other ways. They have a son Harvey, who was born six years ago, and the family live together in their home in Lewisham, in London.
Superhero movie role
Kevin had a small role in DC film Justice League and its much-publicised follow up Zack Snyder’s Justice League - the two flicks were released in 2017 and 2021. In the movies, the Emmerdale star is seen as a sketch witness. The film follows iconic characters such as Batman and Wonder Woman with Kevin starring alongside Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot among others.
Theatre past
Kevin has enjoyed a number of roles on the small screen. He’s appeared in Doctors and Simulated Dead People alongside Emmerdale.
Although, you might not know about his previous theatre parts. Kevin played Bill in The Visit at The National Theatre, James in Michael Morpurgo's The Butterfly Lion at Chichester Festival Theatre, Crooks in Of Mice and Men’s UK tour and Bogs Diamond in The Shawshank Redemption UK tour.
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