Chris Bisson is renowned as a soap legend.
The actor has played Jai Sharma on Emmerdale since 2009. The 46-year-old has been a mainstay in the Yorkshire village ever since and has been involved in some of the ITV show's most dramatic storylines.
His arrival in the Dales was marred by family drama over who was really in charge at the Sharma and Sharma sweet factory. Jai has also endured a turbulent love life on Emmerdale and has been romantically involved with key characters such as Charity Dingle, Megan Macey and Laurel Thomas.