# Jacob Roberts
**Jacob Roberts** (full name given as Jacob Lee Roberts) is an English actor born in 1990 in Salford, Greater Manchester, best known for playing Damon Kinsella in the [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4) soap *Hollyoaks* from 2017 to 2023 and detective Kit Green in ITV's *Coronation Street* from 2024[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/) • [2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Salford, Greater Manchester, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/) |
| Defining role | Damon Kinsella, series regular in *Hollyoaks* (Lime Pictures), 2017–2023, 409 episodes[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/) |
| Current role | Christopher "Kit" Green, series regular in *Coronation Street* (ITV Studios), from 2024, 172 episodes credited through 2026[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/) |
| Film credit | Paul Ashton in *Cara* (Black Octopus Productions, dir. Hayden Hewitt); dated 2023 by his agency CV and 2024 by IMDb[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/) |
| Early stage work | "Happy Boy" in *Borstal Boy*, Edinburgh Festival and Off Broadway in New York (2008), at age 17[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/) • [3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461) |
| First TV role | At age 27, as Damon Kinsella[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461) |
| Representation | Alex Priestley Talent[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/) |
## Early life and training
Roberts grew up in Salford with his older brother Lloyd and his parents Cath and Roy[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). His full name is given as Jacob Lee Roberts on the biographical aggregator site BiographyHive[4](https://www.biographyhive.com/biography/actor/jacob-roberts-biography-age-height-parents-siblings-ethnicity-wife-movies-tv-shows-net-worth/).
His training is reported inconsistently. OK! Magazine says he honed his craft at the First Take School of Acting in Salford[5](https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-coronation-street-hollyoaks-star-32813164), while BiographyHive says he studied at David Johnson Drama in Manchester[4](https://www.biographyhive.com/biography/actor/jacob-roberts-biography-age-height-parents-siblings-ethnicity-wife-movies-tv-shows-net-worth/). Before acting he appeared in commercials for HSBC and [Alton Towers](https://www.edgepedia.org/alton-towers)[5](https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-coronation-street-hollyoaks-star-32813164).
He supported himself through a series of jobs: joiner, work with children with disabilities, warehouse work, laboring, and fitting television aerials[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461).
## Career
**Stage beginnings.** At 17 Roberts was chosen as the youngest member of the cast of the stage show *Borstal Boy*, performing at the Edinburgh Festival and in New York[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). His agency CV records the New York engagement as "Happy Boy" at The Producers, Off Broadway, in 2008, under David Johnson/Laine Management[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/). The aggregator dates the Edinburgh Fringe run to 2007 and New York to 2008[4](https://www.biographyhive.com/biography/actor/jacob-roberts-biography-age-height-parents-siblings-ethnicity-wife-movies-tv-shows-net-worth/), which is consistent with the Mirror's account of his performing at 17.
**Hollyoaks, 2017–2023.** His first television role came at 27, as the troubled Damon Kinsella in *Hollyoaks*, a part he played for six years[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). He joined the Chester-based soap in summer 2017 and left in July 2023, with the character departing to open a bar[5](https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-coronation-street-hollyoaks-star-32813164). IMDb credits him with 409 episodes as Damon[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/).
**Between soaps.** After leaving *Hollyoaks* he found no acting work and returned to fitting TV aerials; in an interview he said he was clambering up ladders erecting aerials just three weeks before starting on *Coronation Street*[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). In August 2024, at 34, he described this period as a low moment, saying he spent more time on rooftops than on TV screens[6](https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/29/coronation-street-star-reveals-low-moment-hollyoaks-exit-21513259/).
**Coronation Street, from 2024.** He was asked to audition for *Coronation Street* in November 2023; two months and two auditions later the part of Kit was his[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). Kit Green is Bernie Winter's long-lost son and a police detective in Weatherfield[7](https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-13790465/Hollyoaks-star-Jacob-Roberts-hit-low-point-quitting-soap-Coronation-Street.html) • [5](https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-coronation-street-hollyoaks-star-32813164). IMDb credits him with 172 episodes as Kit from 2024 to 2026[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/).
**Film.** His agency CV credits him as Paul Ashton in *Cara*, a Black Octopus Productions film directed by Hayden Hewitt[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/). The release year is reported differently: 2023 on the agency CV and 2024 on IMDb[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/).
## Notable roles
Roberts's screen identity rests on two soap characters. Damon Kinsella in *Hollyoaks* was his first television role[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). Kit Green in *Coronation Street* is a detective and the long-lost son of Bernie Winter; a storyline connects Kit to Mick Michaelis, played by Joe Layton, through a blackmail twist, and a flashback special exploring Kit's past was announced[8](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-jacob-roberts-kit-blackmail-flashback-episode-newsupdate/). He has spoken about a personal link to the long-lost-son storyline: his own mother was adopted, and he described feeling guilt when meeting family he never knew existed[9](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/coronation-streets-jacob-roberts-admits-29893885).
## By the numbers
His first television role came at 27, after stage and commercial work and manual jobs[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). His *Hollyoaks* run lasted six years, from 2017 to 2023, with 409 episodes credited[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/), while his *Coronation Street* run is credited across 2024–2026, with 172 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/). Between the two roles came a gap of about a year in which he found no acting work and returned to aerial fitting[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461).
## What has changed since 2023
Roberts left *Hollyoaks* in July 2023[5](https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-coronation-street-hollyoaks-star-32813164). He auditioned for *Coronation Street* in November 2023 and won the role of Kit after two auditions over two months[3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461). His casting and first episodes followed in 2024[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/), and a flashback special exploring Kit's connection to Mick Michaelis was announced[8](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-jacob-roberts-kit-blackmail-flashback-episode-newsupdate/). A Best Newcomer nomination at the British Soap Awards 2025 is reported by BiographyHive[4](https://www.biographyhive.com/biography/actor/jacob-roberts-biography-age-height-parents-siblings-ethnicity-wife-movies-tv-shows-net-worth/).
## Recognition and representation
Roberts is represented by Alex Priestley Talent[2](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/). BiographyHive reports two nominations: Best [Partnership](https://www.edgepedia.org/partnership) at the Inside Soap Awards 2018, alongside Adam Woodward for *Hollyoaks*, and Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards 2025 for *Coronation Street*[4](https://www.biographyhive.com/biography/actor/jacob-roberts-biography-age-height-parents-siblings-ethnicity-wife-movies-tv-shows-net-worth/).
## References
1. [Jacob Roberts, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9132459/)
2. [Jacob Roberts, Alex Priestley Talent](https://alexpriestleytalent.com/talent/jacob-roberts/)
3. [ITV Coronation Street Kit Green actor had surprising career before landing dream role, The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/itv-coronation-street-kit-green-33555461)
4. [Jacob Roberts Biography, BiographyHive](https://www.biographyhive.com/biography/actor/jacob-roberts-biography-age-height-parents-siblings-ethnicity-wife-movies-tv-shows-net-worth/)
5. [Inside Coronation Street star Jacob Roberts' life, OK! Magazine](https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-coronation-street-hollyoaks-star-32813164)
6. [Coronation Street star reveals 'low moment' after Hollyoaks exit, Metro](https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/29/coronation-street-star-reveals-low-moment-hollyoaks-exit-21513259/)
7. [Hollyoaks star Jacob Roberts reveals he hit a 'low point' after quitting the soap, Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-13790465/Hollyoaks-star-Jacob-Roberts-hit-low-point-quitting-soap-Coronation-Street.html)
8. [Jacob Roberts teases Kit's blackmail twist and Coronation Street flashback, Radio Times](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-jacob-roberts-kit-blackmail-flashback-episode-newsupdate/)
9. [Coronation Street's Jacob Roberts admits 'guilt' amid own real-life Kit Green link, Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/coronation-streets-jacob-roberts-admits-29893885)
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