Ayden Callaghan

Joseph Callaghan was born in Aylesbury. His family are from Northern Ireland, and also have roots in the East End of London. He lived in Winslow, Buckinghamshire from the age of three.

Callaghan trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2004 after a three-year course.[1] He took on the stage name Ayden Callaghan when he started working as a professional actor.[2]

Callaghan first rose to prominence in 2007 when he joined the cast of Emmerdale, playing the part of Miles De Souza.[3] In an interview on the Emmerdale website, he commented on his on-screen persona: "Miles is like a lost little boy with lots of problems to work though", Callaghan told itv.com. "He's bordering on being an alcoholic and when you have a drink problem it's always there in the back of your mind, like a demon."[4] Miles was written out of the soap in July 2008[5] without his character dying, allowing the possibility of a future return.[6]

In 2013, Callaghan starred as Joe Roscoe on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. The Roscoe's were one of the most popular families to join the soap and the year after they joined Hollyoaks won 'Best Soap' at the Soap Awards for the first time in its nineteen years. While in Hollyoaks, Callaghan appeared on the front cover of a charity edition of Gay Times.[7]

Callaghan is married to television presenter, actress and blogger Sarah-Jane Honeywell.[8]

• Ayden Callaghan at IMDb