Anthony Quinlan

Anthony Quinlan (born 16 October 1984) is a British actor from Salford, England, known for his roles as Gilly Roach in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Pete Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Anthony Quinlan
Quinlan in 2009
Born	(1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40) Salford, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Television	Hollyoaks (2005–2011) Emmerdale (2013–2020)
Partner(s)	Dianne Buswell (2017–2018) Nikki Sanderson (2022–present)

Career

Quinlan played Gilly Roach in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He was nominated for "Sexiest Male" at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards. He was nominated in the category of "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2011 National Television Awards; that same year, he was also nominated in the category of "Best Actor" at the British Soap Awards.^[1]

On 5 November 2013, it was announced that Quinlan had joined the cast of Emmerdale as Pete Barton.^[2][3] On 30 November 2019, Quinlan quit the soap and left in 2020.^[4]

Personal life

From 2017 to 2018, Quinlan was in a relationship with Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, Dianne Buswell.^[5] Since January 2022, Quinlan has been in a relationship with Hollyoaks and Coronation Street actress, Nikki Sanderson.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005–2011	Hollyoaks	Gilly Roach	Regular role, 402 episodes
2009	Hollyoaks: The Morning After The Night Before
	Hollyoaks Later		Recurring Role
	T4 on the Beach	Himself	Guest
2010	Derren Brown Investigates	Himself
2013	Doctors	Carl Scagell	Recurring Role
2013–2020	Emmerdale	Pete Barton	Regular role, 716 episodes
2017	Jessica Frost	Cutter	Pre-production

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2010	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Male	Hollyoaks	Nominated	[7]
2011	16th National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance	Hollyoaks	Nominated	[8]
2011	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Hollyoaks	Nominated	[9]
2011	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actor	Hollyoaks	Nominated	[10]
2011	Inside Soap Awards	Best Wedding (shared with Carley Stenson)	Hollyoaks	Shortlisted	[11]
2014	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Male	Emmerdale	Nominated	[12]
2014	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Emmerdale	Nominated	[13]