Liam Fox (actor)

Liam Fox is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Dan Spencer in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2011 to 2023.^[1]

Liam Fox
Born	Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Emmerdale
Spouses	Nicole Barber-Lane ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2015)​ Joanna Hudson ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	2

Career

Fox has appeared in Dinnerladies and Coronation Street.^[2] He joined the cast of Emmerdale in late 2011 as Dan Spencer, the estranged husband of Ali Spencer (Kelli Hollis).^[3] He was initially contracted for eight episodes, but he was later promoted to the main cast.^[2] Fox previously made guest appearances in the show as Les (1993) and PC Tyrell (2002–2003) and Officer Price (2004).^[4] For his portrayal of Dan, Fox received a nomination for Most Popular Newcomer at the 18th National Television Awards.^[2] 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.^[5] Fox married Joanna Hudson in 2020. Hudson and Fox had previously dated at university.^[6]

Fox is a fan of Manchester United.^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2013	18th National Television Awards	Newcomer	Nominated	[8]
2013	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor	Nominated	[9]
2014	Inside Soap Awards	Funniest Male	Nominated	[10]

References

1. Bourne, Dianne (27 April 2017). "Emmerdale stars to do ballroom battle for charity". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. Kilkelly, Daniel (22 January 2013). "'Emmerdale': Liam Fox talks awards, Dan Spencer plots, more". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
3. Kilkelly, Daniel (11 October 2011). "'EastEnders', 'Coronation Street', 'Emmerdale': Cast updates". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
4. Sporn, Natasha (4 May 2017). "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'". OK!. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
5. Kilkelly, Daniel (7 February 2015). "Hollyoaks' Nicole Barber-Lane and Emmerdale's Liam Fox announce split". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
6. Anderton, Joe (25 February 2020). "Emmerdale actor Liam Fox joined by co-stars as he ties the knot with Jo Hudson". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
7. @Liamfoxactor (25 February 2019). "@scotwilliams It's just like when we finally won it in '93, holding the nerve and Klopp keeping the pressure off em…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full - vote". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
9. Dainty, Sophie (22 July 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 - longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
10. Dainty, Sophie (29 July 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

• Liam Fox at IMDb