Joe Gilgun’s debut as a film actor was as the kind-hearted skinhead Woody in This Is England, which he completed filming shortly before he started on Emmerdale. A semi-autobiographical feature film written and directed by Shane Meadows, it was released in the UK on 27 April 2007 and subsequently won several awards including a BAFTA for ‘Best British Film’ 2008.
He currently plays ‘Rudy’ in Misfits.