Cain Dingle | |
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PORTRAYED BY |
Jeff Hordley |
FULLNAME |
Cain Zachariah Dingle |
ALIAS |
Cain |
ORIGIN |
Emmerdale |
OCCUPATION |
Career criminal |
POWERS AND SKILLS |
Combat prowess |
HOBBY |
Spending quality time with his family and looking out for them; particularly with his daughter Debbie |
GOALS |
Protect Debbie and their family from all their life troubles |
CRIMES |
Multiple counts of assault |
TYPE OF CHARACTER |
Redeemed Criminal |
Cain Dingle is a fictional character and the overarching anti-villain of the ITV British soap opera drama Emmerdale.
He first appeared in 30 March 2000 and originally served as one of the show's main antagonists until his departure on 22 September 2006. Upon returning to the series in 28 April 2009, Cain became the show's protagonist villain up towards the titular "Who Attacked Cain Dingle?" storyline; it was then he became one of the show's central protagonists from 2012 onwards.