Anthony Quinlan

 ( 1984 Births ) 

Anthony Quinlan (born 16 October 1984) is a British actor from Salford, England, known for his roles as Gilly Roach in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Pete Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

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Career Quinlan played Gilly Roach in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He was nominated for "Sexiest Male" at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards. He was nominated in the category of "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the 2011 National Television Awards; that same year, he was also nominated in the category of "Best Actor" at the British Soap Awards.

On 5 November 2013, it was announced that Quinlan had joined the cast of Emmerdale as Pete Barton. On 30 November 2019, Quinlan quit the soap and left in 2020.

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Personal life From 2017 to 2018, Quinlan was in a relationship with Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, Dianne Buswell. Since January 2022, Quinlan has been in a relationship with Hollyoaks and Coronation Street actress, Nikki Sanderson.

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Filmography

2005–2011	Hollyoaks	Gilly Roach	Regular role, 402 episodes
2009
	Hollyoaks Later		Recurring Role
	T4 on the Beach	Himself	Guest
2010	Derren Brown Investigates	Himself
2013	Doctors	Carl Scagell	Recurring Role
2013–2020	Emmerdale	Pete Barton	Regular role, 716 episodes
	2017	Jessica Frost	Cutter	Pre-production
2025	Gods Of Salford	Zeus	Theatre production

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Awards and nominations

2010	Inside Soap'' Awards	Sexiest Male	Hollyoaks
2011	16th National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance	Hollyoaks
2011	The British Soap Awards	Best Actor	Hollyoaks
2011	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actor	Hollyoaks
2011	Inside Soap Awards	Best Wedding (shared with Carley Stenson)	Hollyoaks
2014	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Male	Emmerdale
2014	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Emmerdale

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