Robert Sugden
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Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden (2015)
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Richard Smith (1986–1989) Christopher Smith (1989–2001) Karl Davies (2001–2009) Ryan Hawley (2014–) |
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| Duration | 1986–2005, 2009, 2014– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 22 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Richard Handford (1986) Anita Turner (2009) Kate Oates (2014) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Mechanic Barman Chef Estate manager Scrap yard worker Partner in Holy Scrap Co-owner of Home James Haulage |
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| Home | The Woolpack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karl Davies as Robert Sugden (2009)
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| Family | Sugden |
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| Father | Jack Sugden |
| Mother | Pat Sugden |
| Brothers |
Jackie Merrick Andy Sugden (adoptive) |
| Half-brothers | Tommy Merrick |
| Half-sisters |
Victoria Sugden Sandie Merrick |
| Wife | Chrissie White (2015–16) |
| Grandfathers | Jacob Sugden Robert Harker |
| Grandmothers |
Annie Brearly Louise Harker |
| Uncles | Joe Sugden |
| Aunts |
Peggy Skilbeck Janie Blakey |
| Nephews | Jack Sugden (adoptive) |
| Nieces | Louise Merrick Sarah Sugden (adoptive) |
| First cousins |
Sam Skilbeck Sally Skilbeck |
Robert Jacob Sugden is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale. The character originally appeared on the show regularly between 22 April 1986 and 3 October 2005. During that time he was first played as a baby by Richard Smith from 1986 and 1989 before the role was taken over by Christopher Smith from 1989 and 2001. In 2001, Karl Davies took over the role in order for the character to become involved in more adult storylines, as he grew older. Karl Davies briefly reprised his role as Robert for one episode airing on 10 February 2009, when he returned for the funeral of his father and longest running character Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby). The character returned on 23 October 2014 with actor Ryan Hawley taking over the role.
Following his 2014 return, Robert's storylines have focused around his relationship with Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller), as well as a marriage to Chrissie White (Louise Marwood), being shot by Ross Barton (Michael Parr), supporting Aaron when he admitted he was sexually abused by his father Gordon Livesy (Gary Mavers), as a child, becoming engaged to Aaron and helping to clear Andy's name over Lawrence White's (John Bowe) shooting.
The son of Jack and Pat Sugden (Helen Weir), Robert is born on 22 April 1986. He has two older siblings, a brother Jackie (Ian Sharrock) and a half-sister Sandie Merrick (Jane Hutcheson). When Robert was four months old, his mother was killed in a car crash and his brother, Jackie, was killed in a shooting accident when he was three. Sandie also leaves the village for Scotland, and Robert loses contact with his maternal family. After Pat's death, Robert stays with his father who brings him up alone for the next two years but gets a new mother figure in Sarah Connolly (Madeleine Howard), whom Jack starts dating in 1988 and later marries in May 1994. Robert's half-sister, Victoria (Jessica Haywood), is born the same year.
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