Emmerdale, but his rise to fame wasn't without its struggles.Surprisingly for some, the 41-year-old actor's first acting job was actually as an extra on the ITV soap, and he has since also enjoyed other roles such as in the Hollyoaks spin-off, Let Loose.However, in his earlier years he faced a long battle with depression for eight years.The handsome actor bravely opened up about his mental health journey on Loose Women, and he said: "I suffered with depression from the age of 23 to around 31."There were various things going on in my life when I was 23 and that’s why I ended up going to the doctors."The first thing the doctor did was to give me a prescription for antidepressants.
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