Born:
January 17, 1984
in
Oldham
Best Known For:
Playing Andy Sugden in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Born Kelvin Warren Fletcher in Oldham on January 17, 1984, Kelvin started acting at an early age by attending Saturday morning drama classes at the Oldham Theatre Workshop. As a child actor, he appeared on the stage as Tom Sawyer at the Grand Theatre, Manchester, and appeared on TV in episodes of Three Seven Eleven, Cracker, Chiller and Heartbeat.
Career:
His big break came in 1996 when he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Andy Hopwood. Following a troubled childhood, 10-year-old Andy's luck changed when he was fostered by Jack and Sarah Sugden. To help ease Jack's financial problems, Andy hit on the idea of destroying a barn for the insurance money but he didn't know Sarah was in the building with her lover Richie when he set it on fire. She died but Richie managed to escape. Andy went on to have a baby with his first girlfriend Katie. They eventually married but the relationship did not last when Katie fell for his adoptive brother Robert. Andy had a baby with Debbie Dingle but that relationship did not last either. He confessed to setting the fire that killed Sarah and was sentenced to three years in prison. While incarcerated, Andy married Jo Stiles. When he was released, he discovered that everything had changed. The farm was losing money and Jo had lost the lease. It wasn't long before Andy began taking his frustration out on Jo by hitting her. Jo decided that her best course of action was to leave him. Following a breakdown, Andy sought professional help and began repairing friendships.
Quote:
"I hope I can show that I've got a little bit of talent. I'm very fortunate now in that I have my first love, which is drama and acting, for a living and I'm also managing to go racing as well."
Trivia:
Fletcher has won two British Soap Awards. In 2013, he achieved his childhood dream of competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup series.