Luke Tittensor
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Luke James Tittensor is an English actor best known for playing Daz Eden
in the ITV
soap Emmerdale
.
. He left the show to take the part of Daz Eden in Emmerdale, first appearing in the role on 9 October 2003. Elliott continued playing Carl. Also in early 2003, Luke and Elliott had a brief appearance in Brookside
as Terry Gibson's twin sons.
Tittensor appeared in Waterloo Road
on 8 September 2010 as gay pupil Connor appearing in Episodes 3 and 4 of the sixth series.
Luke also appeared in an episode of Casualty
in January 2011, and played the part of Nathan in episode one of the new BBC drama series The Body Farm (TV series)
(September 2011)
. Luke is from Heywood, Greater Manchester
and attended Heywood Community High School
.
On 23 March 2009 Tittensor pleaded guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm
against an un-named 16 year old in Rochdale
on 15 February 2008 that left the victim with a fractured jaw. His Emmerdale contract was terminated in April 2009 due to his conviction, with his last appearance in the show occurring the same month. On 29 April 2009, Tittensor received a 9-month suspended jail sentence for the assault. He was also ordered to complete 200 hours unpaid work and pay £1,000 compensation to the victim.
Daz Eden
Darren "Daz" Eden is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, portrayed by Luke Tittensor until April 2009. He made his first appearance in the show on 9 October 2003....
in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Television career
In the first series of Channel 4 series Shameless Tittensor shared the role of Carl Gallagher with his twin brother ElliottElliott Tittensor
Elliott John Tittensor is an English actor, best known for his role of Carl Gallagher in the Channel 4 show, Shameless.-Career:...
. He left the show to take the part of Daz Eden in Emmerdale, first appearing in the role on 9 October 2003. Elliott continued playing Carl. Also in early 2003, Luke and Elliott had a brief appearance in Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
as Terry Gibson's twin sons.
Tittensor appeared in Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
on 8 September 2010 as gay pupil Connor appearing in Episodes 3 and 4 of the sixth series.
Luke also appeared in an episode of Casualty
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:*Casualty , a person who is killed or injured in a war or disaster*Disaster, an event resulting in death, injury, or destruction...
in January 2011, and played the part of Nathan in episode one of the new BBC drama series The Body Farm (TV series)
The Body Farm (TV series)
The Body Farm is a British police procedural crime drama series for the BBC network, featuring a fictional private forensic pathology facility that conducts scientific research to help solve crimes, lead by Dr...
(September 2011)
Personal life
Luke Tittensor is the identical twin brother of Elliott TittensorElliott Tittensor
Elliott John Tittensor is an English actor, best known for his role of Carl Gallagher in the Channel 4 show, Shameless.-Career:...
. Luke is from Heywood, Greater Manchester
Heywood, Greater Manchester
Heywood is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is east of Bury, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the...
and attended Heywood Community High School
Heywood Community High School
Heywood Community High School was a secondary school in the Heywood district of the of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The school closed 30 June 2010 to students but officially closed on 31 August 2010.-History:...
.
On 23 March 2009 Tittensor pleaded guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861....
against an un-named 16 year old in Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
on 15 February 2008 that left the victim with a fractured jaw. His Emmerdale contract was terminated in April 2009 due to his conviction, with his last appearance in the show occurring the same month. On 29 April 2009, Tittensor received a 9-month suspended jail sentence for the assault. He was also ordered to complete 200 hours unpaid work and pay £1,000 compensation to the victim.