Jack Downham
Jack Downham is a British actor and television personality, best known for his portrayal of Noah Dingle in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.
Early life
Downham was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire on 19 September 2001. His mum, Clare Downham, raised him in Leeds along with his older sister Sophie.Career
Downham appeared in Heartbeat and as Young Robin in Robin Hood. Downham was cast permanently on Emmerdale in 2009 after a series of stints as an extra. Downham is the third actor to have played the character of Noah Dingle, as has played the character consecutively since his on air debut on 1 October 2009. Downham's character, Noah, is three years younger than Downham's real age.Since Downham began the role in 2009, the character has had a number of major storylines since, such as stalking in 2022. Describing the storyline, Downham said "He doesn't see it at the time, like a lot of stalkers in real life when I've been researching, they don't see that what they're doing is wrong". In 2010, Downham featured in the direct to video release, Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer for Poorer as Noah Dingle. The project served as a spin off feature of the soap opera Emmerdale.