Emmerdale Noah Dingle star Jack Downham's life - rival soap roles to real age

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Emmerdale storyline is seeing fan-favourite Noah Dingle show a much more sinister side.Once a sweet little boy, Noah has had a difficult life after he was born to his mum Charity Dingle when she was still in jail.Charity was accused of murdering her former husband Chris Tate and Noah's entry to the world was far from smooth.Arriving three months early and having to have emergency surgery, a surprise DNA test proved the deceased Chris Tate to be Noah's dad.Initially named Enoch by sister Debbie, Charity soon switched the name but Chris' sister Zoe Tate bribed Charity to hand over Noah.In exchange for Noah, Zoe gave Charity the evidence she needed to escape prison.

Baby Noah spent a short spell known as Christopher Francis Tate Jr and his mother and sister were banned from seeing it.Now, Charity has custody once more but the turbulent life of Charity has certainly left its mark on her son.

Jack is now taking on one of Noah's biggest storyline which will see him begin to stalk his ex-girlfriend Chloe Harris.The unhealthy obsession is set to play out over the next few weeks but thankfully the actor's life is nothing like his counterpart's.Jack Downham has been playing the part of Noah since 2009 and was born in Leeds on September 19.

2001, making him 20.Incidentally, after being born so near to the home of Emmerdale, he's sure to be very familiar with the areas where Emmerdale is filmed.