Jack Downham

{{Short description|British actor (born 2001)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jack Downham | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2001|09|19}} | birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2009–present }}

'''Jack Downham''' (born 19 September 2001) is a British actor, known for his portrayal of [[Noah Dingle]] in the [[ITV1]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' (2009–present).

==Early and personal life== Downham was born in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]] on 19 September 2001. His mum, Clare Downham, raised him in Leeds along with his older sister Sophie.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/4430512.farsley-youngster-has-something-to-crowe-about/|title=Jack has something to Crowe about|date=10 June 2009|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus}}</ref> Downham engages in a number of charity events, including charity football matches to raise money for a variety of charitable organisations.<ref>https://twitter.com/supportSCFC/status/1409553656874254342</ref>

==Career== Downham made his acting debut in an episode of the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] procedural drama ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' in 2009.<ref name="OK!">{{cite news |title=Emmerdale's Noah Dingle star unrecognisable in Hollywood role before joining ITV soap |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/emmerdales-noah-dingle-star-unrecognisable-35219842 |access-date=5 March 2026 |work=[[OK!]]}}</ref> He then portrayed a younger version of [[Robin Hood]] in the film ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]''.<ref name="OK!" /> After various stints as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]] on the [[ITV1]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'', he was cast permanently as [[Noah Dingle]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/emmerdale-noah-dingle-actor-jack-23852881|title=Emmerdale Noah Dingle actor's life off air from soap role to age|first=Megan|last=Shaw|date=5 May 2022|website=LeedsLive}}</ref> Downham is the third actor to have played the character of Noah.<ref name="auto1"/> Downham's character, Noah, is three years younger than Downham's real age.<ref name="auto1"/>

In 2010, Downham featured in the direct to video release, ''Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for Poorer'' as Noah Dingle. The project served as a spin off feature of the soap opera ''Emmerdale''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Brenna |title=Emmerdale star Jack Downham responds to Noah's dark new story |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a39909095/emmerdale-jack-downham-noah-dark-story/ |access-date=5 March 2026 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> Since Downham began portraying the role, the character has had a number of major storylines since, such as [[stalking]] in 2022. Describing the storyline, Downham said "He [Noah Dingle] doesn't see it at the time, like a lot of stalkers in real life when I've been researching, they don't see that what they're doing is wrong".<ref name="auto1"/>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' | Peter Morley | Episode: "Looking for Isabella" |- ! scope="row" | 2009–present | ''[[Emmerdale]]'' | [[Noah Dingle]] | Regular role |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' | Young [[Robin Hood]] | Film |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | ''Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for Poorer'' | Noah Dingle | [[Direct-to-video]] |}

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