Jason Merrells

ABOUT JASON MERRELLS

English soap opera veteran who played the role of Declan Macey on Emmerdale .

He earned his first acting role in 1994 after graduating from Chichester University.

He had long soap opera runs on Casualty , Waterloo Road and Cutting It.

He had two daughters, Camille and Gina, with his first wife Judith Hurley and a son named Jackson with his second wife Zerlina Hughes. After divorcing Zerlina, he began dating actress Emma Lowndes. His brother, Simon Merrells , also had a career as an actor.

He and Matthew MacFadyen had supporting roles in a 2002 TV movie entitled Project.