Darcy Grey grew up in what he calls a "Dr Dolittle" world, with 12 cats, five dogs, chickens, sheep and horses, and as a child wanted to be a vet, never dreaming he would end up an actor with a starring role in Emmerdale.
But it was "a long, hard graft" to his first ever TV role, which Darcy has finally landed at the age of 30 after twice trying his luck in LA, before returning to Britain, where he was just starting to get theatre work when the pandemic struck.
As his acting career ground to a shuddering halt, he spent 18 months selling dog food to get by.
