Jeff Hordley (born 7 March 1970)[2] is an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

For his portrayal of Cain, he has been nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Actor at three ceremonies.

Hordley grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester where he attended North Chadderton Comprehensive,[1] before he went on to gain a BA (Hons) Theatre Arts (Acting) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre in 1997.

[2] In 2006, he announced his decision to leave the soap in order to pursue other projects; the chance of a return was kept open by the producers.

[4] He later played Napoleon in the George Orwell classic Animal Farm at Leeds' West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2008, as well as the role of Mick in Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, when staged at Bolton's Octagon Theatre in 2009.