Joseph William Gilgun (born 9 March 1984) is an English actor known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky One series Brassic, Eli Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Jamie Armstrong in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, Woody in the film This Is England (2006) and its subsequent spin-off series, and Rudy Wade in E4's Misfits. From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the AMC television adaptation of the Vertigo comic Preacher as the Irish vampire Cassidy. Gilgun was born in Chorley, Lancashire, to Judith and Andrew Gilgun. He grew up in Rivington, Lancashire, as part of a working-class family with his two younger sisters, Jennie Seddon and Rosie Thomson. Gilgun attended Rivington VA Primary School and Southlands High School. He has dyslexia and ADHD, which he describes as the "biggest pain of [his] life" and in interviews has openly discussed depression and anxiety. He started drama workshops at the age of eight, following advice from an educational psychologist, and was described as having "exceptional talent". He also trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School and the Oldham Theatre Workshop. When he was 10, he got his first TV acting role in Coronation Street. He stayed with the show until he was thirteen years old. Gilgun studied A-Levels at Runshaw College. Outside of odd jobs and a few roles in small theatre productions, Gilgun worked as a plasterer until returning to acting full-time with Emmerdale in 2006. Joseph Gilgun(1984년생, Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 락아웃: 익스트림미션, 디스 이즈 잉글랜드, Top of the Range가 있으며, 그 외에도 에머데일, 쉐임리스, 프리처, 리퍼 스트리트, 미스핏츠, 브라식: 스트릿 패밀리, 라스트 위치 헌터, 인필트레이터: 잠입자들, 런던 프라이드, 해리 브라운, This Is England '86, Sorted 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2019년 브라식: 스트릿 패밀리에서 Vincent "Vinnie" O'Neill 역을 맡았다. 2019년 브라식: 스트릿 패밀리 제작에 참여했다. 2019년 브라식: 스트릿 패밀리 제작에 참여했다.