Ryan Hawley Biography

Ryan Hawley born Ryan Alexander Hawley is an English actor. At his childhood, he partly lived in Sheffield and partly in the UAE due to his parents’ work. He was born to son of Christine and Steve.

He took A-Level Media Studies and took part in school plays, afterwards, he realised that, his dream of becoming a film director was very difficult.He studied acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.

In 2007, he debuted in film career, appearing in a number of TV series’, films and stage productions. He plays in ITV’s Emmerdale as Robert Sugden, he is the fourth actor to take on the role in the series. He has been criticised for his role and has been nominated for several awards, including “Best Actor” and “Best Villain” at The British Soap Awards.

Ryan Hawley Age

He was born on 21 September 1985 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is 33 years old as of 2018.

Ryan Hawley Wife

He is not a gay in real life. He is married to Daisy Prestes de Oliviera. The couple married in 2013. They live in Leeds.

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In 2014, he was cast in his most leading role as Robert Sugden on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, as the fourth actor to portray the character. since then, he has been involved in many high-profile storylines including, Robert’s sexuality storyline leading to an affair, engagement and many break-ups with Aaron Dingle , returning to the village with the White family, being shot by Ross Barton as part of a “Whodunnit?,” the manslaughter and cover-up of his characters ex-lover Katie Sugden.

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Emmerdale spoilers: Ryan Hawley and Danny Miller reveal all on Robert and Aaron’s wedding episode.

Updated: 2 Oct 2018

It may be one of the most long awaited wedding days in soap history but Emmerdale fans have very little time to wait before Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden get married. Robron fans have high hopes for the special episode that will see the soulmates tie the knot after months and years of obstacles.

Actors Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley are confident that viewers will be happy with the result, saying that there is a definite full stop to all of the recent dramas that have led them to this point. On set for the filming of the wedding, Metro.co.uk caught up with the actors who play the popular couple to get the lowdown ahead of the episode.

It’s been a long time coming- when you read the scripts for this wedding, is it everything you’d hoped for?

Ryan Hawley: It very much feels like a full stop – it’s the most definitive thing I think I’ve ever read in Emmerdale, which is really nice. It puts an end to the kind of ‘are they a couple, are they married, are they not married, is it legal, is it not legal?’ You know, no one’s going to prison, it’s over, it’s done, they are married now.

Do you worry then that if there’s too much stability, that they’ll stop writing for you?

Ryan Hawley: It’s very possible, yeah, but you know, there are other storylines other than romantic storylines, there’s lots of things that Robert and Aaron have got into in the past, in terms of the schemes they’ve done over the years – we’ll just have to wait and see.

How does it compare to the last wedding in the garage?

Danny: It feels much more like a wedding, with all the family there and I think there’s such a big thing going on with Chas and Paddy that there’s a lot more reason to it this time – we’re not just doing it just for us, we’re going to do it for the whole family in a way. Make it official and make it a family event. It very much feels like that, like a community coming together, doesn’t it?

Ryan Hawley: Yeah, it’s the centre of the village, there’s loads of cast members there, the decoration is a lot more thought out, and classy. I think one of the actual things in the script is, ‘it’s a million times more classy than the last time’. (laughs) It should be a lot more of an occasion and celebratory than maybe two guys in the garage getting married hastily cause one of them’s going away to prison.

The Queen of Robron Maxine Alderton has written the episode – do you think that adds a lot to how special this wedding is?

Ryan Hawley: I think it’s very much appealing to the people that are Robron fans; I think that it’s very much written for them. I really hope that they enjoy it because it is one of the very few occasions in the show where you get to see two people genuinely happy. Most of the time there’s always something that people are worried about, if it’s Liv, if it’s exams, if it’s someone going to prison, if it’s someone having an affair, if it’s a baby being born, there’s always something, and on this occasion it’s an episode where it’s just happiness and that’s it.

And I think Maxine, she knows the relationship of the two characters better than anyone anywhere and also I think she knows how to write for the particular Robron fans very well. Hopefully it’s a success.

It’s quite unusual for soaps for a wedding to actually go to plan and to be happy, do you think people need that bit of uplift at the moment with the world the way it is?

Danny: I think so, that’s a good comment really. We’ve always said would it be boring if it was just a straightforward wedding with no drama and you kind of think maybe it would be but realistically they’ve been through so much that there’s not really a lot left, bar a helicopter crashing…

Ryan Hawley: Been there, done that!

So what’s the story now going forward?

Ryan: To be honest with you I don’t really know, long term, that’s always been my personal preference of approach, I don’t really want to concentrate too far on what’s happening in the future, I’d rather just do what I’m doing right now. There’s a lot of stuff to get through in a block of soap scripts, but what’s nice at the end of this episode is that they ride off onto their honeymoon and I think we’re actually not in the next block.

You could have got a nice jolly holiday out of that!

Ryan Hawley: We could have got a spin off! That long lost spin off that was talked about all those years ago, that never happened!

Danny: Yeah, the DVD in shops for Christmas! Ryan: Bottom of the bargain bucket! (laughs)

How does it feel to have a new producer in charge?

Danny: I think I’ve been in for long enough now to see producers come and go, people who have had a part in the show beforehand and people that are coming into it completely blind. I think it’s nice that you get the change in particular with Laura and Kate – they’ve got a specific route that they want to take with the show and I think each person comes in and adds a little bit, with the likes of different character groups and different storylines. For us down on the floor it never necessarily changes in that we notice much but it’s good that we get to have different people having their influence on the show, implementing their ideas into it.

Ryan Hawley: I think the show needs it, doesn’t it, 330 episodes a year,  it needs people to come in every now and then. Different minds, different ideas. There’s always, like Danny says, a new take on it and new character groups come in or new character groups get used more and less, but it’s quite nice.

Could you talk about the Chas and Paddy angle to the week as well? Does it make Aaron question whether he wants to have the wedding with the tragedy that’s happening?

Danny: Absolutely, yeah, it’s a lot to with the fact that it’s so soon after the events with Chas and Paddy that it feels too raw for them to be able to just do it there and then. The fact that they’ve talked about it for so long and it’s been postponed makes Chas push it through. There is always that in the back of Aaron’s mind during the ceremony that it’s difficult for his mum, it’s a few days before, it still goes ahead. It’s touching but it’s also nice that he’s doing it for the family.

You must be proud of how they’ve tackled the storyline; it’s been really sublime, hasn’t it?

Danny: Absolutely, yeah, both of them have got their own kids; particularly Lucy, she’s close in terms of storylines to do with babies and she has her two gorgeous twins – you can see the looks on their faces during the scenes, you can tell what they’re thinking and it’s really not nice to read and to listen to a lot of the stuff that’s been written. I’m so proud of them, they’ve just taken it on and doing one take and keeping it fresh and raw, and they’re amazing. I’ve learnt so much from them so it’s nice to see that they’ve both landed a massive story. They’ve both done so well.

Do you think Dominic has been underrated over the years?

Danny: It’s a shame really, especially because he’s been so so supportive of the show and supportive of individuals in the show. Whenever anybody’s won any awards he’s always been the first to congratulate them. He’s not bothered about those kind of awards, sometimes it’s kind of nice that you don’t get them, because it’s the pressure of it. He plays Paddy and he does it exceptionally well. And so does Lucy as Chas.

Do you think Dominic has been underrated over the years?

Danny: It’s a shame really, especially because he’s been so so supportive of the show and supportive of individuals in the show. Whenever anybody’s won any awards he’s always been the first to congratulate them. He’s not bothered about those kind of awards, sometimes it’s kind of nice that you don’t get them, because it’s the pressure of it. He plays Paddy and he does it exceptionally well. And so does Lucy as Chas.

Danny: Definitely, I think also that the fact that, it’s not that they want you to forget about it, but they want you to see that families come together. I think it’s very much a band aid for that problem, especially with Chas and Paddy. He’s their son, so they are happy, even if at the back of their minds they’re hurting.

Ryan, when you said that it puts a full stop on certain parts of the storyline, do you think it does the same to the duplicitous side of Robert’s nature? Is he more committed that he has been?

Ryan Hawley: It certainly feels like that for me, that’s not really written as much now. I guess I’ll have to wait and see over the next few blocks or the next year.

Is that how you see him as yourself, as a more morally centred guy?

Ryan Hawley: The Robert we have now is a much more morally centred guy. The function of the character is more that of being in a family unit with Liv, Aaron and Seb. That side of the duplicitous and out to get what you want, it’s not really there any more. Personally I liked that side of the character, but I’m happy to be whatever is written for me.

Do you think it’s quite progressive of Emmerdale? It shouldn’t be in this day and age, but it does feel that soaps are leading the way and showing two gay men in a stable relationship dealing with family issues.

Ryan Hawley: I think particularly with soaps, because they are every day, there’s so many episodes, they’re watched by so many people whereas a drama can go unnoticed, maybe you wouldn’t see that relationship that you’d talk about. Whereas in this, it’s at the centre of the show, it’s watched continuously by people that faithfully tune in to the show. It is savvy to be that prevalent and that focal in a show like this

With the wedding episode in particular, is there a pressure on you to get this almost perfect because you’ve got the most vocal fanbase- they’ll have an image in their minds of exactly what they want it to be?

Ryan Hawley: I think we just go with it, don’t we? It is what it is.

Danny: To a certain degree as well, it’s not within our control. We can only do what’s written on the paper, the directors are there to do the rest of it, but there are a lot of well-known references to the couple and I think the fans will be pleased that they do get the nod of the cap. But we just like to keep it 110% like we do on everything, whether we see them at home having a cup of tea or at a big wedding. They’re just a genuine couple, they’re just best mates, in a relationship and that’s what we play.

Ryan Hawley: The strongest relationship is when it’s relatable and when it’s two people you can relate to rather than two people that are what a certain person might hold as an ideal romantic pairing. It’s more relatable to have two genuine people with all their flaws, two human people, rather than a fantasy.

Do you ever find it weird knowing that every look or gesture you make in your performance could be made into a GIF or a meme?

Ryan Hawley: Yeah, thanks for that (laughs)

Danny: I don’t know how you make them but I suppose they can make it out of anything we do. Ryan: I wish I knew how to make those things – WhatsApp would be very entertaining!

Do you think they can co-parent successfully alongside Rebecca in future?

Ryan Hawley: It’s quite difficult to talk about without giving anything away!

Source: metro.co.uk