Lewis Cope

Lewis Cope (born 19 March 1995 in Hartlepool, County Durham) is an English actor and dancer. He began performing at 13 in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical and later reached the final of Got to Dance in 2013, finishing as runner-up. Cope has appeared in several television dramas, including Hetty Feather, Doctors, and Vera. In 2022, he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Nicky Miligan, a role he played until 2024. Expanding his career into entertainment, Cope was announced as a contestant on the twenty-third series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2025. More on Wikipedia.