Liam Fox (actor)

{{short description|British actor}} {{Use British English|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Liam Fox | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Manchester]], England | occupation = Actor | known_for = ''[[Emmerdale]]'' | years_active = | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|[[Nicole Barber-Lane]]|1999|2015|end=div}} * {{marriage|Joanna Hudson|2020}} }} | children = 2 }}

'''Liam Fox''' is a British actor, known for playing [[Dan Spencer (Emmerdale)|Dan Spencer]] in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' from 2011 to 2023.<ref>{{cite web | last=Bourne | first=Dianne | title=Emmerdale stars to do ballroom battle for charity | website=Manchester Evening News | date=27 April 2017 | url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/emmerdale-dancing-dales-ball-bolton-12955764 | access-date=25 November 2017 | archive-date=1 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042413/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/emmerdale-dancing-dales-ball-bolton-12955764 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career== Fox has appeared in ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|Dinnerladies]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref name="Kilkelly"/> He joined the cast of ''[[Emmerdale]]'' in late 2011 as [[Dan Spencer (Emmerdale)|Dan Spencer]], the estranged husband of [[Ali Spencer]] ([[Kelli Hollis]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a345018/eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-cast-updates.html|title='EastEnders', 'Coronation Street', 'Emmerdale': Cast updates|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=11 October 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=17 October 2011}}</ref> He was initially contracted for eight episodes, but he was later promoted to the main cast.<ref name="Kilkelly"/> Fox previously made guest appearances in the show as Les (1993) and PC Tyrell (2002–2003) and Officer Price (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/emmerdale/1064582/good-morning-britain-emmerdale-actor-liam-fox-dan-spencer-eric-pollard-susanna-reid|title=Good Morning Britain: Emmerdale actor Liam Fox reveals he made several cameos in the ITV soap before becoming a regular as Dan Spencer: 'Just keep going and eventually you'll break the door down'|last=Sporn|first=Natasha|date=4 May 2017|work=[[OK!]]|accessdate=3 December 2017}}</ref> For his portrayal of Dan, Fox received a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the [[18th National Television Awards]].<ref name="Kilkelly">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/interviews/a452743/emmerdale-liam-fox-talks-awards-dan-spencer-plots-more/|title='Emmerdale': Liam Fox talks awards, Dan Spencer plots, more|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=22 January 2013|accessdate=3 December 2017|work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> In 2019, he starred in horror movie Demon Eye.

==Personal life== Fox married actress [[Nicole Barber-Lane]] in 1999. They have two children together. In February 2015, they announced that they were to divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/news/a627454/hollyoaks-nicole-barber-lane-and-emmerdales-liam-fox-announce-split/|title=Hollyoaks' Nicole Barber-Lane and Emmerdale's Liam Fox announce split|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=7 February 2015|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=3 December 2017}}</ref> Fox married Joanna Hudson in 2020. Hudson and Fox had previously dated at university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a31074156/emmerdale-liam-fox-wife-jo-hudson-wedding/|title=Emmerdale actor Liam Fox joined by co-stars as he ties the knot with Jo Hudson|last=Anderton|first=Joe|date=25 February 2020|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=25 February 2020|archive-date=20 January 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250120033334/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a31074156/emmerdale-liam-fox-wife-jo-hudson-wedding/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fox is a fan of [[Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1100111903228076033|user=Liamfoxactor|title=@scotwilliams It's just like when we finally won it in ‘93, holding the nerve and Klopp keeping the pressure off em… |date=25 February 2019}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 2013 | [[18th National Television Awards]] | Newcomer | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a407475/national-television-awards-2013-longlist-nominations-in-full-vote.html|title=National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full - vote|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|date=22 September 2012|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2 October 2012|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181038/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a407475/national-television-awards-2013-longlist-nominations-in-full-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2013 | [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]] | Best Actor | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2013 - longlist nominees in full|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a500154/inside-soap-awards-2013-longlist-nominees-in-full.html|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2 August 2013|date=22 July 2013|archive-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014081808/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a500154/inside-soap-awards-2013-longlist-nominees-in-full.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2014 | ''Inside Soap'' Awards | Funniest Male | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a587117/inside-soap-awards-2014-longlist-revealed.html|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2014 longlist revealed|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=29 July 2014|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=29 July 2014|archive-date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805093130/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a587117/inside-soap-awards-2014-longlist-revealed.html%23~oM3HfP3P47HfuF|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0289118|Liam Fox}}

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