Jacob Lee Roberts was born on 29 June 1990 in
Salford,
Greater Manchester. He studied at David Johnson Drama in Manchester and appeared as Happy Boy in the stage production of
Borstal Boy which toured the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007, and
New York City in 2008. He has also appeared in various television advertisements including for the theme park
Alton Towers and the bank
HSBC. In 2017, Roberts joined the cast of the
Channel 4 soap opera
Hollyoaks as
Damon Kinsella. He was introduced as the secret brother of
Scott Drinkwell (
Ross Adams) in July 2017 as part of episodes set in
Ibiza which saw him being tracked down, alongside the character's best friend
Brody Hudson (
Adam Woodward). Roberts and Woodward were nominated for the Best Partnership Award at the 2018
Inside Soap Awards for their portrayal of the characters' on-screen friendship. His other storylines during his tenure on the show included the character's marriage to
Maxine Minniver (
Nikki Sanderson), dealing with the death of Brody and a relationship with
Liberty Savage (
Jessamy Stoddart). In June 2023, Roberts made an unannounced departure from the soap after six years. His character departed alongside
Zara Morgan (
Kelly Condron) In 2023, Roberts appeared as Paul Ashton in the film
Cara. However, in 2024, he joined the cast of the
ITV soap opera
Coronation Street as
Kit Green, the estranged son of established character
Bernie Winter (
Jane Hazlegrove). ==Filmography==