Reece Dinsdale caused a storm on Emmerdale when he joined the soap as baddie Paul Ashdale in 2020.
Paul was killed off just a year later in an explosion, leaving Liv hitting the bottle as she struggled to cope with her grief after she failed to save him.
But despite his soap death he's not leaving the ITV show completely as he Reece will continue to direct some episodes - reports Leeds Live.
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Reece isn't the only talented one in his family as he's married to actress Zara Turner and they share two children together called Elwy and Luca.
Zara is from Northern Ireland and has appeared in numerous TV shows and films over the years including comedy-drama Sliding Doors alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah.
She also starred in ITV's The Bill in 2009, BBC One's The Body Farm in 2011 and comedy film On the Nose with Dan Aykroyd and Robbie Coltrane.
Zara also popped up in Father Ted, McCallum, Any Time Now, The Brief and Midnight Man.
In 2009, her husband wrote the short film Imaginary Friend which premiered on May 8 in 2010 and stars Maxine Peake and herself.
Reece's track record as an actor is equally impressive.
The dad-of-two starred opposite Julie Walters in the ITV drama Ahead of the Class and played Robert in Conviction for the BBC.
He starred in two series of The Chase (also for the BBC) and in ITV thrillers Love Lies Bleeding and Midnight Man.
Among numerous other roles, he played Tina McIntyre's dad on Corrie between 2008 and 2010.
*Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV at 7pm with an extra episode on Thursdays at 8pm.
