Joe Gilgun

Joe Gilgun is one of those actors I trust completely the moment he appears. From Woody in This Is England to Rudy in Misfits to Vinnie in Brassic, a show he co-created, he brings a raw, working-class authenticity that polished performers rarely match. He doesn't smooth his characters into likeability; he lets them be messy, funny and bruised, and that honesty is magnetic. Coming up through British soaps from a young age gave him an instinct for real people rather than archetypes. To me he's proof that charisma isn't about gloss, it's about telling the truth on screen, and Gilgun does it relentlessly.

Joseph William Gilgun (born 9 March 1984) is an English actor and producer known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky Max series Brassic, which he also co-created, Marcus in Hollyoaks, Eli Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Jamie Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, Woody in the film This Is England (2006) and its subsequent spin-off series, and Rudy Wade in E4's Misfits.

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Name (English)

Joe Gilgun

Name (Japanese)

ジョセフ・ギルガン

Reading

じょせふ・ぎるがん

Born

March 9, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Chorley, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Runshaw College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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