Emmerdale Robert Sugden star unrecognisable as he lands new role

Former Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley looks unrecognisable from his Robert Sugden days in his latest role.

The actor appeared as the fourth incarnation of Robert in the ITV soap between 2014 and 2019, taking over from previous actor Karl Davies.

His love story with fellow villager Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) won the couple an army of fans and they became one of soap’s most loved couples of all time.

However, Robron, as they were known to fans, were torn apart in 2019 when he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the manslaughter of his sister Victoria Sugden’s (Isabel Hodgins) rapist Lee Posner (Kris Mochrie).

Nearly six years on from his final Emmerdale scenes, Ryan is now returning to our screens in U&alibi’s period drama Miss Scarlet.

He is set to appear in the guest role of James Bailey in the latest episode, which airs on Wednesday.

Previewing his appearance, Ryan posted a picture of himself in character on Instagram, looking worlds away from how Emmerdale fans may remember him.

Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle wearing suits looking at each other in Emmerdale
Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle’s relationship was beloved by Emmerdale fans (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

He wrote: ‘The Thames Reaper is on the loose in this week’s episode of Miss Scarlet.

‘Watch me, James Bailey help the eponymous hero crack the case! This Wednesday U&alibi 9pm UK.’

Since leaving Emmerdale, Ryan has made guest appearances in a number of other hit shows.

Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle wearing suits looking at each other in Emmerdale
Robert was jailed back in 2019 (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
Last year, he popped up in Casualty as Jamie Cleveland, a member of the board at Holby City Hospital.

He also appeared in two episodes of Silent Witness, sporting a very different long hairstyle and beard.

Ryan has also had a recurring role in Channel 5’s reincarnation of All Creatures Great & Small, playing Sid Crabtree.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝒇𝙞𝒍𝙢𝒔𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒍𝙚𝒓𝙨.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬.

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