| Ayden Callaghan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Callaghan June 6, 1981 Aylesbury |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ayden Callaghan (born Joseph Callaghan on 6 June 1981) is an accomplished English actor of both stage and screen, best known for playing the part of Miles De Souza in British ITV series Emmerdale since November 2007 until July 2008.
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Ayden Callaghan, born Joseph Callaghan on 1981 in Aylesbury, is the son of Patrick [1] and Wendy Callaghan. He has a younger brother, Nick and a younger sister Kathryn. Joseph took the professional name Ayden when he started acting. He lived in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, since he was three, where he played football regularly for Winslow United from the age of 15 up to the age of 20. His father and two of his uncles also served as Winslow United managers.[2] Callgahan continues to play with his co-stars team, Emmerdale All Stars, whenever there are celebrity football matches as well as a regular for Luther Blissetts team Celebrity United and has also turned out for the Corrie All Stars as a guest player at Chester City FC. Ayden played on 8 March 2008 at the new Wembley Stadium in support of NSPCC he also attended the NSPCC Hall of Fame event at the House of Commons in 2009 and was thanked for his continuing support. Ayden organized with Winslow United chairman, Colin O'Dell, a football match in Winslow on 5 July 2008, between the local team and the Emmerdale All Stars, to raise founds for Winslow United Football Club and the Lions Club of Winslow, which distributed its portion among local charities. Ayden is an avid supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C..
Ayden trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2004 after a three year course,[3] where he achieved a BADC-Level II gold grade too.[4] He is currently managed by Burnett Granger Crowther associates Ltd.[5] and member of Equity (trade union). After his departure from Emmerdale, Ayden has been cast in Danny Patrick's new film, The Best Years (movie). We will see him playing the role of Frank McKnight. In 2010 Ayden Callaghan is going to play the role of Dean Snaith in Alan Ayckbourn's play If I Were You.
He played the part of Miles De Souza a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He made his first appearance on 1 November 2007. During the Inside Soap Awards 2007 in September, Ayden chatted to DS about his mysterious character.[6]
In an interview with Emmerdale website, he commented on his on-screen persona:
"Miles is like a lost little boy with lots of problems to work though,” Ayden told itv.com. “He’s bordering on being an alcoholic and when you have a drink problem it’s always there in the back of your mind, like a demon.” [7]
It was revealed in early April that Miles was to be written out of the soap in August 2008 [8] but he isn't being killed off. The door's being left open for his return.[9]
Prior to Emmerdale, Callaghan also had roles in:
Ayden appeared also in 3 episodes of Loose Women - 2007 - S.12 - E.43/77/80 - Playing himself.
"Ayden Callaghan was perfectly cast as the doctor that struggles with his own guilt, sees himself in his patient more than he cares to admit, and has an incredible amount of self-loathing in the middle of it all. When Merrick points out things to him - that he already knows but wishes he didn’t - he gets angry and frustrated. Ayden does this role incredibly well, acting out his suppressed anger and hatred as intended." (Terri Knudsen, journalist and long-term theatre critic) [17]
"Ayden Callaghan is equally restrained as the stern but caring Treves. It’s a potentially cold role but he makes it work, conveying the character’s inner moral turmoil better than a rather contrived and tiresome dream sequence can." (Natasha Tripney)[18]