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CRAIG DAVIES born 17/08/1985 Craig was born in Warrington Cheshire. He attended William Beaumont nursery, infant, junior and High school and also bridge-water high school. He achieve 11 gcse's A-C grades, went to Priestley college to further education and studied performing arts, psychology and also a Diploma in sport science. Craig went on to get his Business management NVQ level 1,2 and 3.

Craig started his early life interested in rugby which he excelled in from school teams to college team to amateur club Woolston rovers to then be selected to his town team Warrington Wolves. And go on to have trials for England school boys.

Craig after rugby went onto his passion which was entertainment. He started a boy band called 'JABB' which went on to Xfactor final 20 in 2004. From this they went on to many gigs all over the country.

Craig soon went in to the acting business. Craig was first in the spotlight more than a decade ago when he reached the final 20 in the The X Factor in 2004.

Craig was then offered a part in the film Street Dance 2 with Warrington's own Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson.

Since then he has appeared in Emmerdale during the soap's major storyline of 2015 about a helicopter crash during Pete and Debbie's wedding.

Craig also met Wayne Rooney while filming an advert for Man United and he has had small roles in hit shows like The Syndicate and Peaky Blinders.

"I got some acting tips from Cillian Murphy so that was surreal," he said.

"But I always think of people as all the same. Even when I was on The X Factor, in the final 20, I treated Simon Cowell the same way I’d treat my next door neighbour." One of Craig's biggest opportunities was working with Life's Too Short and Star Wars actor Warwick Davies and Oscar winner Jim Broadbent on Get Santa, which was filmed at Lancaster Prison.

He added: "Warwick Davies was just the nicest bloke and when I was doing table football with my mate Jim Broadbent was doing the scores."

Craig has also been involved with J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The film, due out in November, is about New York's secret community of witches and wizards and is set 70 years before Harry Potter's adventures.

Craig said: "I play a New Yorker. They use Liverpool like it’s New York which is a bit weird.

"It’s been mad because they do your hair and costume and then they take a picture of you. Then they’ve got to size you up for an outfit made by tailors from LA.

"They were doing this for hundreds of people. It’s set in the 1920s so they gave us all that hairstyle and look."

Craig was even compared to his idol during his time on set.

When I was getting my outfit fitted the tailor said to me: ‘I’ve been working with a gentleman who’s a bit like you – Tom Hardy’.

"He's my idol so I’d love to work alongside him or be his double. We’re the same height and the same sort of size. My other dream is to be in a Spielberg film."

Craig Currently is now in stunt work in film and TV and also a managing Director of his own business Lock Down Escape E G Ltd.