Emmerdale’s Paddy Kirk actor Dominic Brunt is married to famous TV actress
Emmerdale's Paddy Kirk has been a resident of the village for over two decades, but what do we know about actor Dominic Brunt's wife?
Dominic Brunt playing Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale(Image: ITV)Emmerdale icon Dominic Brunt is married to a famous actress who has also featured in the ITV soap.
Since his arrival in the village as Paddy Kirk back in 1997, he has climbed the ranks to become one of British television’s most instantly recognisable soap characters, adored by the programme’s devoted viewers.
Throughout the years, Dominic’s character Paddy has found himself caught up in numerous major storylines, from infidelity scandals to the heartbreaking death of his child.
Earlier this year, Paddy learnt that his father, Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards), had been trafficked and was later charged in relation to the murder of Ray Walters (Joe Absolom), though he narrowly escaped a prison sentence.
Dominic Brunt is married to famous television star(Image: Getty)Within Emmerdale, Paddy has walked down the aisle four times, with Mandy Dingle, Emily Dingle, Rhona Goskirk, and Chas Dingle all becoming his wives. He currently enjoys a contented life with his first spouse, Mandy (Lisa Riley), following their remarriage in August 2024.
Who is Dominic Brunt’s famous wife?
Beyond the glittering world of the Dales, Dominic, 56, enjoys a more peaceful family existence in Yorkshire alongside his wife and their two children, Mickey-Joe and Danny Lee.
The actor wed his wife, Joanne Mitchell, back in 2003, though the couple had been acquainted for many years prior to exchanging vows, having both studied at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Much like Dominic, Joanne is also a television performer and has taken on four separate roles in Emmerdale, reports the Express.
Back in 2003, she portrayed DS Karen Barnborough before returning three years later as a midwife named Yeo. In 2009, Joanne returned as Susan Davies before taking on the role of Sandra Flaherty, the mother and stepmother of Liv Flaherty (Izzy Steele) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller), between 2016 and 2022.
Joanne has also taken on roles including Mrs Turner in Waterloo Road, Marsha Clifton in Coronation Street, and Joan Atkins in A Touch of Frost, amongst an extensive list of other programmes.
Joanne played Sandra Flaherty in Emmerdale(Image: ITV)She’s equally talented behind the camera, with Joanne working as a director and producer on projects including the films Evie and Wolf Manor.
Beyond television, Joanne has also taken on parts in numerous film and stage productions. In 2011, with both husband and wife pursuing acting careers, they established their own company, Mitchell Brunt Films.
Discussing collaborating with his wife both on-screen and producing films together, Dominic told the Metro in 2024: “It’s a really positive thing because with working in Emmerdale for so long, if you’re very busy you can go for like two years where you have to set off at the crack of dawn because I’m nowhere near work – it takes me an hour and a half to get to the village and it takes just under an hour to get to the studio.
“We live in Hebden Bridge and I’d rather travel to work and travel back, but it means that sometimes you’re ships in the night, passing on the stairs. This is a way we can actually work together and it’s fun. They’re low-budget horror films.”
