Marco "Marc" Silcock is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jackson Walsh

Jackson Walsh

Jackson Walsh is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Marc Silcock. He made his first on-screen appearance on 22 March 2010. The character was introduced as a love interest for the established Aaron Livesy and Jackson became central to Aaron's coming out storyline...

 in the British soap opera 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...

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Career

Silcock studied acting at City College, Manchester and has a Diploma in Performing Arts.

Silcock joined the cast of 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...

as Josh Hope in 2001. He played the role of Eli in Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

from 2008 to 2009. Silcock also played Anthony Sugden 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...

, Fergal Maguire in Shameless

Shameless

Shameless is a British television drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004...

and a hotel desk boy in The Innocence Project.

In March 2010, it was announced that Silcock had rejoined the cast of Emmerdale, this time as Jackson Walsh

Jackson Walsh

Jackson Walsh is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Marc Silcock. He made his first on-screen appearance on 22 March 2010. The character was introduced as a love interest for the established Aaron Livesy and Jackson became central to Aaron's coming out storyline...

, a potential love interest for Aaron Livesy

Aaron Livesy

Aaron Livesy is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Danny Miller, who took over the role from Danny Webb in 2008. He made his first on-screen appearance on 24 December 2003. Aaron is the son of Chastity Dingle and Gordon Livesy...

 (Danny Miller

Danny Miller (actor)

Daniel Benedict "Danny" Miller is an English actor from Bredbury, Stockport, Greater Manchester, best-known for his role as Aaron Livesy in ITV soap opera Emmerdale.-Career:...

). Silcock filmed his final scenes for the show on 14 May 2011. He described his character's exit as "memorable", but refused to comment on how he would leave the soap.

Awards & Nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Film or series	Character
2009		British Soap Awards	Best On-Screen Partnership (Nico Mirallegro Nico Mirallegro Nico Cristian Mirallegro is a British actor who played the role of Barry "Newt" Newton in the British soap opera Hollyoaks between 22 October 2007 and 25 June 2010....  & Marc Silcock / Newt & Eli)	Hollyoaks	Eli
2010		Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Emmerdale	Jackson Walsh
2011		National Television Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	Emmerdale	Jackson Walsh
		All About Soap Awards	Best Newcomer
		British Soap Awards	Spectacular Scene Of The Year (Jackson's Train Crash)
	Longlisted	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actor
	Longlisted	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actor
		Inside Soap Awards	Best Exit

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