EMMERDALE legend looks worlds away from his character in another TV role, as fans beg the actor to return to the soap. Ryan Hawley - who was best known for playing Robert Sugden in Emmerdale from 2014 - looks unrecognisable five years after he quit. 3 Ryan's character Robert Sugden was jailed for the murder of rapist Lee Posner in 2019 Credit: Getty - Contributor 3 Fans remember him for his relationship with Aaron Dingle as they won Best Partnership at the Inside Soap Awards in 2017 Credit: ITV 3 Now 38, Ryan looks completely different in a Channel 5 drama Credit: Instagram The soap actor left the long-running ITV soap in 2019 after his character was jailed for the murder of rapist Lee Posner.
His character went through affairs, manslaughter, prison, a husband and a wife. He become the fourth actor to portray Robert following Richard Smith, Christopher Smith and Karl Davies. In one of his most explosive storylines, he accidentally killed sister-in-law Katie after she took a photo of him and Aaron kissing, where he was engaged to Chrissie White at the time.
read more on emmerdale SOAP SHOCK Emmerdale bad boy Ross returning to soap six years after Michael Parr QUIT emmerdrama Emmerdale star reveals ‘unnerving and sickening’ twist in Belle abuse ordeal The actor, 38, received widespread acclaim for his performance, which led to nominations in multiple categories at the The British Soap Awards, which include Best Villain and Best Actor. Since he left the soap, Ryan embarked o.