Cleveland Campbell

{{Short description|English actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{BLP one source|date=July 2021}} {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=July 2021}} }}

'''Cleveland Campbell''' (born 3 October 1977 in [[Rochdale]], UK) is a British actor. His family is originally from [[Kingston, Jamaica]]. He is best known for his role in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as [[Danny Daggert]]. He played the part from 2001 until 2007, starring in 495 episodes. He has also appeared in ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Sunshine (British TV series)|Sunshine]]'' with [[Steve Coogan]]. In 2007, he appeared in pantomime at the [[Tameside Hippodrome]].

Before entering show business, he had previously completed a performing arts course at [[Hopwood Hall College]]. On its completion Cleveland also began a course in Hairdressing, also at Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale. He completed the level 2 qualification but did not move on as he got his part in ''Emmerdale''.

==Controversy== Cleveland was arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm after an alleged altercation at the 21st birthday party of ex-[[Hollyoaks]] actress [[Gemma Atkinson]] in [[Rochdale]]. He appeared in court on 25 September 2006, entering a [[not guilty (plea)|not guilty]] plea. His trial was subsequently halted, however, when new evidence emerged which cast doubt on the reliability of a witness for the prosecution and the case against him was eventually dismissed on 18 January 2007.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5335118.stm Emmerdale star's trial postponed]</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0132318|name=Cleveland Campbell}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Cleveland}} [[Category:Black British male actors]] [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British male soap opera actors]] [[Category:21st-century English male actors]] [[Category:Male actors from Rochdale]]