Noah Dingle is one of Emmerdale's most renowned figures.
The character has been played by Jack Downham on the long-running soap since 2009. Noah endured a difficult start to life on the Yorkshire Dales as his mum, Charity Dingle, was in prison when he was born as she was accused of murdering his dad, Christopher Tate.
Noah has since been involved in some of the soap's most dramatic storylines and has regularly showed a nasty side to his character. A plot in 2014 saw him bully Jacob Gallagher and he sent anonymous texts to Liv Flaherty pretending to be her dead father in a storyline two years later.
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Noah's character has currently taken another sinister turn as he has developed an obsession with Chloe Harris. He has hacked Chloe's phone and is using a drone to spy on her.
Emmerdale is set to air a selection of special episodes featuring flash forward scenes next week and teaser images hint that Noah's behaviour may be about to be exposed. Away from the screen, Jack Downham said he is often forced to tell people he is nothing like the character he plays.
He said: "Well, you do get the odd little interaction in public where people think that you might be like your character in real life. But I promise I’m not."
Jack hails from Leeds and is 20 years old. Before he arrived on the ITV show, Jack played Peter Morley on an episode of Heartbeat.
He also briefly forayed into Hollywood movies as he appeared in 2010 blockbuster movie, Robin Hood. Jack played the legendary outlaw when he was a child and his followers gushed when the soap star unearthed a snap at the premiere and shared it to his Instagram.
One fan, Michelle Hardwick, said: "Oh my god."
Katie Hill added: "awww baba, Jack."
Ria posted: "Aw you were so cute."
Shania messaged: "The cutest."
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV and the ITV Hub
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