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

Career

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

Fox is a fan of Manchester United.

Awards and nominations

References

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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. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. 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. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

• Liam Fox at IMDb

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