About Dale Meeks
Lived 1975 – 2023 (aged 47–48). Dale Meeks was a British actor, television actor and production designer.
Dale Meeks (6 May 1974 – 22 April 2023) was an English television and theatre actor.
Acting career Meeks was best known for his role as Simon Meredith in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale 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 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 and appeared in the West End production of Love Never Dies.
Death Meeks died from heart failure at South Shields, South Tyneside District Hospital on 22 April 2023 at 5:34pm, at the age of 48.
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Who was Dale Meeks?
British actor
When was Dale Meeks born?
Dale Meeks was born in 1975 in South Shields.
When did Dale Meeks die?
Dale Meeks died on 22 April 2023 in South Tyneside District Hospital.
What was Dale Meeks's occupation?
Dale Meeks was an actor, television actor and production designer.
What nationality was Dale Meeks?
Dale Meeks was British.
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