Dominic Brunt, who has played the beloved veterinarian Paddy Kirk on Emmerdale since 1997, is married to actress Joanne Mitchell. The couple tied the knot in 2003 after meeting at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and have two sons, Mickey-Joe and Danny Lee.
Joanne Mitchell's Soap Career
Joanne Mitchell has appeared on Emmerdale in four different roles. In 2003, she played DS Karen Barnborough, followed by a midwife named Yeo in 2006, Susan Davies in 2009, and Sandra Flaherty from 2016 to 2022. Sandra is the mother and stepmother of Liv Flaherty (Izzy Steele) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).
Beyond Emmerdale, Mitchell has appeared in Waterloo Road as Mrs. Turner, Coronation Street as Marsha Clifton, and A Touch of Frost as Joan Atkins, among other shows. She has also worked as a director and producer on films such as Evie and Wolf Manor.
Mitchell Brunt Films
In 2011, Dominic and Joanne founded their own production company, Mitchell Brunt Films, focusing on low-budget horror films. Dominic told the Metro in 2024: "It's a really positive thing. 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... This is a way we can actually work together and it's fun."
Paddy Kirk's On-Screen Marriages
In the soap, Paddy Kirk has been married four times: to Mandy Dingle, Emily Dingle, Rhona Goskirk, and Chas Dingle. He remarried Mandy (Lisa Riley) in August 2024. This year, Paddy discovered his father Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) was a trafficking victim and faced charges over Ray Walters' murder.
Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV and ITVX.
