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Dominic Power
Power at the BAFTA Awards in 2009
Born (1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 51)
Kent, England[1]
EducationAnna Scher Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active1997-present

Dominic Power (born 5 May 1973)[2] is an English actor. Power has portrayed Leon Taylor in the ITV police drama The Bill and Cameron Murray in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is currently appearing in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Dave Chen-Williams.

Television

Power was given his first major television role in 2008, appearing as PC Leon Taylor in the ITV police drama The Bill, having previously appeared in a guest role. He began appearing on screen from June 2008. Leon was one of only three uniform officers to stay with the show until its final episode, which was aired on 31 August 2010.[2]

He was then cast in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Cameron Murray.[3] His character in Emmerdale was responsible for the murders of three major characters - Carl King (Tom Lister), Alex Moss (Kurtis Stacey) and Gennie Sharma (Sian Reese-Williams).[4] The character died after being electrocuted within the flood that occurred in the pub's cellar. For his role, in 2013, Power won the Best Bad Boy award at the Inside Soap Awards.[5]

In August 2014, Power appeared in the opening episodes of the second series of the Channel 5 crime drama Suspects, playing murder suspect Saul Hammond, a paranoid schizophrenic. Katy Brent of the Daily Mirror said: "The standout performance is from Dominic Power – last seen as crazy-eyed, gun-toting Cameron Murray in Emmerdale. Dominic gives a stellar performance as Saul's mental state disintegrates, leaving him confused and questioning his own innocence."[6] It was announced in April 2015 that he had joined the cast of the ITV drama Unforgotten. In December 2021, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Dave Chen-Williams.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Bill Carl White Episode: "Time Gentleman Please"
2008–2010 The Bill PC Leon Taylor Main role
2011–2013 Emmerdale Cameron Murray Series regular
2014 Unforgotten Les Slater Main role
2021–present Hollyoaks Dave Chen-Williams Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2013 18th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Longlisted [8]
2013 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Longlisted [9]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Won [5]

References

  1. ^ Harp, Justin. "Hollyoaks casts former Emmerdale star Dominic Power in regular role". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Former star of The Bill Dominic Power is joining Emmerdale". Daily Mirror. (Reach plc). 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "News - Emmerdale". ITV. Retrieved 8 October 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Ellis, Sara (4 September 2013). "Emmerdale killer Cameron Murray - actor Dominic Power is in trouble with his mum for murdering people". Daily Mirror. (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Duncan, Amy (21 October 2013). "Emmerdale wins best soap gong for the first time ever as 'killer Cameron' storyline is praised". Metro. (DMG Media). Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ Brent, Katy (19 August 2014). "Suspects: Dominic Power and Charlie Brooks head up all-star guest cast in Channel 5's police drama". Daily Mirror. (Reach plc). Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ Rodrigues, Charlotte. "Hollyoaks: Former Emmerdale star Dominic Power joins cast as mysterious newcomer Dave". Entertainment Daily. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full - vote". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  9. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
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