Ant and Dec are among those leading tributes to Emmerdale, Byker Grove and The Hunt for Raoul Moat star Dale Meeks following his tragic death aged 47.
The actor's death was announced by a family member on Facebook. He previously played a gang leader of a rival youth club on the CBBC show and later appeared as Simon Meredith in ITV's Emmerdale.
More recently, he starred in The Hunt for Raoul Moat, as Moat's friend Rory Sutcliffe. The ITV Drama hit the screens recently, with Meeks appearing in an episode of the hit series just last week.
