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Steve Halliwell Biography

Birth Name:

Stephen Harold Halliwell

Birth Place:

Bury, Lancashire, England

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

Worked in the local paper and cotton mills in his youth, between training as an apprentice fitter
Was a founding member of the Interchange Theatre in Bury
Has played the iconic role of Zack Dingle in ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 1994
Battled with depression and alcoholism for most of his life, crediting the character of Zak Dingle as a stablising force in his life
Released his autobiography, If the Cap Fits: My Rocky Road to Emmerdale, in 2014