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Paul Loughran
Born
Paul Anthony Martin Loughran
(1969-07-07) 7 July 1969 (age 54)
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1992-present
Known for
Acting
Awards
Soap Awards BAFTA
Paul Anthony Martin Loughran (born 7 July 1969 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish actor. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast.[1] He is best known for portraying Butch Dingle in ITV Soap opera Emmerdale in which his character died in a bus crash with friend Pete Collins. After that he appeared in many other TV series such as Heartbeat. On 24 August 2016, it was announced that Loughran had been cast as Darryl Perkins, the father of Craig Tinker (Colson Smith), in Coronation Street.
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(Emily Mather; Eden Taylor-Draper) in 1998, the death of his son, Butch (PaulLoughran) in 2000, Lisa being raped in 2011, assaulting his son Cain (Jeff Hordley)...
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arrived in Emmerdale to attend the funeral of his late cousin Butch (PaulLoughran). Afterwards, Cain became sworn enemies with local businessman Chris...
married, but their romance suffers problems. Mandy's cousin Butch Dingle (PaulLoughran) overhears Paddy ridiculing their family and he tells Mandy, who orders...
Pallister 1998–2000 Pete Collins Kirk Smith 1999–2000 Butch Dingle PaulLoughran 1994–2000 John Wylie Seamus O'Neill 1999–2000 Harry Thompson Tony Broughton...
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drop in ratings since the programme was dropped in 1999. 24 March – PaulLoughran leaves Emmerdale after six years when his character Butch Dingle dies...
stay in the village. Lisa was deeply saddened when Zak's son Butch (PaulLoughran) was killed in a bus crash in the village. She even moved out when it...
later and he returns to the village for his brother Butch Dingle's (PaulLoughran) funeral. Sam serves another prison sentence for accidentally hitting...
family from being evicted, Mandy takes it and marries her cousin, Butch (PaulLoughran), leaving Paddy depressed. After a bad date with Bernice Blackstock...
that Craig has been keeping in touch with his father Darryl Perkins (PaulLoughran) who is in prison and Darryl reveals to Craig that Beth is still married...
British Soap Awards. Charity comes to Emmerdale for her cousin, Butch's (PaulLoughran) funeral. It emerges that she is working as a prostitute and there is...
in the resulting Bus Crash – including local resident Butch Dingle (PaulLoughran and one of Chris' drivers named Pete. Despite the tragic circumstances...
awards, before being replaced by Des O'Connor and Melanie Sykes in 2003. Paul O'Grady presented the awards between 2004 and 2005. Phillip Schofield and...
Methody alumni on 11 occasions, although only John Nicholson (1971,1973), Paul Hadden (1975), and Brian Kelly (1994) won whilst still at school. Brian Kelly...
and hoped there would be some work going. His cousin Butch Dingle (PaulLoughran) offers to put in a good word with the local security firm. Marlon supports...
grasp of the games. Shadrach first appeared at his nephew Butch's (PaulLoughran) funeral and was so drunk that he fell asleep in church – infuriating...
skipping school, stealing money, bought a shotgun from Butch Dingle (PaulLoughran) and accidentally shot Donna in the face whilst Vic was struggling to...
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