Daniel Jillings

{{Short description|English actor (born 1982)}}

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Daniel Jillings (born 2 September 1982 in Oldham) is an English actor and former police officer with Greater Manchester Police known for his role as Mick Cooper in the World War II film Enemy Lines, alongside Ed Westwick and John Hannah. He played Detective Constable Will Gibbons in the ITV drama Prey as well as Billy Parker in Hollyoaks and recurring roles in Doctors, Emmerdale and Casualty.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/coronation-street-stars-line-up-7666632|title=Coronation Street stars to line up on the pitch for charity football match in Droylsden|last=Abbit|work=Manchester Evening News|first=Beth|date=25 August 2014|access-date=12 July 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817004124/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/coronation-street-stars-line-up-7666632|archivedate=17 August 2016}} He was the second actor to play Billy Parker in Hollyoaks.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/news/a857988/hollyoaks-spoilers-harry-thompson-attacks-billy-parker/|title=Hollyoaks' Harry attacks Leah's father Billy Parker|date=24 May 2018|website=digitalspy.com|accessdate=18 June 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618125734/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/news/a857988/hollyoaks-spoilers-harry-thompson-attacks-billy-parker/|archivedate=18 June 2018}}

Along with Danny Miller, he co-founded the children's bereavement charity Once Upon a Smile in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/14589273.Cash_boost_gives_Trafford_charity_reason_to_Smile/|title=Cash boost gives Trafford charity reason to Smile|website=Messenger Newspapers|access-date=12 July 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701143416/http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/14589273.Cash_boost_gives_Trafford_charity_reason_to_Smile/|archivedate=1 July 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/joetta-shumba-emmerdale-stars-charity-10792985|title=Joetta Shumba: Emmerdale star's charity offers to help family of young mum in M62 crash tragedy|work=Manchester Evening News|last=Fitzgerald|first=Todd|date=26 January 2016|access-date=12 July 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804122045/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/joetta-shumba-emmerdale-stars-charity-10792985|archivedate=4 August 2016}}