Dale Meeks Explained

Dale Meeks
Birth Date:6 May 1975
Birth Place:South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Death Place:South Tyneside District Hospital, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Occupation:Actor, production designer
Years Active:1990–2023

Dale Meeks (6 May 1975 – 22 April 2023) was an English television and theatre actor.[1]

Acting career

Meeks was best known for his role as Simon Meredith in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale[2] and as the winner of ITV's Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes with Mark Charnock as the Blues Brothers.

Meeks also starred in Byker Grove[3] as the leader of a gang from rival youth club Denton Burn for five series and played Hips in the BBC series Breeze Block.

Meeks toured the UK with the musical Chicago[4] and appeared in the West End production of Love Never Dies.

Death

Meeks died from heart failure on 22 April 2023, at the age of 47.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duke . Simon . 23 April 2023 . Dale Meeks dies at 47 as tributes pour in for Emmerdale star . 23 April 2023 . ChronicleLive . en.
  2. News: Let them eat cake!. 18 July 2005. Sunday Sun. 23 November 2009.
  3. News: Giving youth a chance for 30 years. 20 April 2009. Shields Gazette. 23 November 2009.
  4. News: The Review: She's cute, sassy — and all that jazz. 22 October 2006. The Times. 23 November 2009 . London . David . Pollock.
  5. Web site: 24 April 2023 . Dale Meeks: Ant and Dec lead tributes to Emmerdale and Byker Grove star, who has died aged 48. 24 April 2023 . BBC News.