| Aaron Livesy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Danny Webb (2003–2006) Danny Miller (2008–present) Bryan Parry (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3616 24 December 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Danny Webb as Aaron Livesy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Dingle (previously Livesy) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Danny Miller. The character was originally played by Danny Webb and appeared in a recurring capacity. Aaron made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 December 2003. When Aaron was reintroduced in 2008, he was promoted to the full-time cast and the decision was made to recast the role. Miller successfully auditioned for the part and later admitted that he would have quit acting if he had not been cast.
Aaron is the son of Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) and Gordon Livesy (Gerard Fletcher/Gary Mavers). His storylines have included being involved with the criminal McFarlane family, making a romantic advance towards his best friend Adam Barton (Adam Thomas) which resulted in attempted suicide, coming to terms with his homosexuality, his relationship with Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock), and dealing with Jackson's suicide. Miller chose to leave the show in November 2011 and he made his final appearance on 5 April 2012. Aaron's exit storyline saw him accused of arson and so he left the village with his new partner Ed Roberts (Lloyd Everitt).
Two years later, Miller reprised the role and Aaron returned on 14 August 2014, as part of a heist storyline involving Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth) and Ross Barton (Michael Parr). The character's most notable storylines since his return have been his affair and subsequent relationship with Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley), his role in Katie Sugden's (Sammy Winward) death, self-harming, revealing that he was sexually abused by his father Gordon when he was a child which made him attempt suicide once more, reuniting with his estranged half-sister Liv Flaherty (Isobel Steele) and becoming her guardian, being sent to prison for grievous bodily harm, and breaking up and reuniting with Robert, playing a part in raising his son, and marrying him. In November 2021, it was announced that Miller would be competing in the ITV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and that he would be leaving Emmerdale once again and Aaron departed on 6 December 2021. However, the following year, Miller returned to the role of Aaron for a guest stint on 3 October 2022 to celebrate Emmerdale's 50th anniversary with Aaron departing once again on 31 October 2022. Miller made a unannounced return on 9 October 2023, revealed to be his uncles Cain and Caleb Miligan (William Ash)'s hostage at Wylies Farm.