Ned Porteous

Edward Graham Porteous (born 7 July 1994) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Mark Fowler Jnr in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2016) and Joe Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2017–2018, 2024–present).

Ned Porteous
Born	Edward Graham Porteous (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30) High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Alma mater	Guildford School of Acting
Years active	2015–present

Life and career

Porteous is from Buckinghamshire.^[1] He enrolled at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Guildford School of Acting in 2015.^[2]

Porteous made his acting debut during an episode of the BBC medical drama Holby City as Rufus Lucas on 15 September 2015.^[3] He then featured in a 13 episode stint of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Mark Fowler between 11 August and 9 September 2016. Despite Mark having been born and brought up in the United States, Porteous did not use an American accent for the role.^[4]

On 13 September 2017, he first appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as young businessman Tom Waterhouse, a name that turned out to be an alias, the character's real name being Joseph Tate.^[5] He received nominations at the National Television Awards and the British Soap Awards. Porteous exited Emmerdale in October 2018.^[6] That same year, he made his feature film debut in the horror film Astral.

Porteous played Lord Wetherby, Henry Granville's (Julian Ovenden) lover, in the first season of the 2020 Netflix period drama Bridgerton.^[7] Porteous subsequently portrayed Luke in the Disney+ series Extraordinary. In December 2024, Porteous reprised his role as Joe in Emmerdale.^[8] In 2025, he appeared in an episode of Grantchester as Harvey Baron.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Holby City[3]	Rufus Lucas	Episode: "Shockwaves"
2016	EastEnders[4]	Mark Fowler	13 episodes
	Suspects	Luke Drummond	Episode: "The Enemy Within: Part 6"
	Delicious	Will	Episode: "Episode 1"
2017–2018, 2024–present	Emmerdale	Joe Tate	Regular role
2018	Astral	Ben Lawrence
2020	Bridgerton	Lord Wetherby	3 episodes
2023	Extraordinary	Luke
	Doctor Who	Zogroth	Voice role
2024	Here We Go	Ugly Chris	1 episode[10]
2025	Grantchester	Henry Baron	1 episode

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	23rd National Television Awards	Newcomer	Nominated	[11]
2018	British Soap Awards	Best On-Screen Partnership (with Andrew Scarborough)	Nominated	[12]
2018	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bad Boy	Shortlisted	[13]
2018	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	Won	[14]
2019	Inside Soap Awards	Best Exit	Nominated	[15]

References

1. "Ned Porteous". Voice Squad. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
2. "Ned Porteous, BA (Hons) Acting". GSA - Guildford School of Acting. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
3. "Holby City, Shockwaves -Series 17 Episode 49". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
4. Brown, David (11 August 2016). "EastEnders: Mark Fowler Jr is HERE Actor Ned Porteous joins the cast as Michelle and Grant's son". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
5. Sandwell, Ian (11 August 2017). "Former EastEnders star Ned Porteous switches soaps to Emmerdale as new love interest for Debbie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
6. Kilkelly, Daniel (11 October 2018). "Emmerdale star Ned Porteous reacts to Joe Tate's dramatic exit and reveals his future plans". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
7. Mitchell, Molli (27 January 2021). "Bridgerton cast: Who plays Henry Granville's lover Lord Wetherby?". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
8. "Emmerdale brings back major character in Kim Tate storyline". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
9. "Grantchester season 9 cast: Meet the characters in ITV drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
10. "Series 2, Episode 3 - Amy's Valentine's Flowers". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
11. McCreesh, Louise (10 October 2017). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2018". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
12. "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
13. Kilkelly, Daniel (16 October 2018). "Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
14. "Winners 2018". TV Choice. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
15. "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.

External links

• Ned Porteous at IMDb