

Jason then went on to marry Zerlina Hughes in 2002, with their marriage coming to an end in 2010.

He married his first wife Judith Hurley in 1991, but the pair later divorced in 1999. Jason has two marriages - and two divorces - behind him. Jason is twice divorced but has settled down with his current partner (Image: Instagram) Over the years he was involved in plenty of dramatic moments, including being attacked after giving evidence at Ash’s trial. Jason played Matt Hawley in BBC medical soap Casualty for a whopping 70 episodes between 19.Īs a receptionist at Holby City Hospital, Matt was a kind and caring character - a far cry from Emmerdale’s Declan. He’s gone on to star in plenty of high-profile programmes including Death In Paradise, Midsomer Murders and Agatha Raisin since quitting the Dales.Īnd before that, he appeared in shows including Queer As Folk and Waterloo Road.īut fans seeing him on Emmerdale for the first time were probably shocked when they clocked the soap he had appeared in before. However, things haven’t all been doom and gloom in Jason’s acting career.
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He added: "Anyone who has a way of handling this without veering between violent Tarantino fantasies of taking out whole rooms full of execs, and forensic, eviscerating self-critical doubt - I take my hat off to you…" Rival soap stint "I know there are worse jobs, I’ve done some, but being 50 odd and still playing 'ooh pick me, pick me!' 4 or 5 times a year, (at least!) is s***. 25 + yrs doing this and it don’t get easier. Taking to social media earlier this year, Jason admitted: "Staring at phone that won’t ring. The soap star admitted he was frustrated to watch a phone that “won’t ring” while waiting on news of a casting job. It seems life hasn’t always been easy after quitting Emmerdale, as Jason has candidly spoken out about his struggle to find work. Emmerdale's Declan Macey actor Jason Merrells life off air (Image: ITV)Įagle-eyed viewers think Declan could actually be helping Jamie Tate fake his own death, as they both disappeared in very similar circumstances, with one suggesting: “Will Jamie Tate and Declan Macey turn up together?”Īnother viewer posted at the time: “Are they going for the same they did years ago when Declan did a vanishing act from the river & turned up in the future? Amazing how they always manage to flee dripping wet, no car or place to hide!”īut what has actor Jason Merrells been up to since leaving Emmerdale? ’S**t’ job
