Julian Kay (born August 1974) is a British actor who is best known for playing PC Tom Allen in Season 5 & Season 6 of BBC One drama Dangerfield. Other roles include Mr Green in two seasons of ITV's adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Girls In Love and Tracy Barlow's husband Robert Preston in Coronation Street. He is also known for his roles as Dylan Parker in The Long Shadow, Tony Smith in 2 seasons of Meet The Richardsons and Toby Jackson in Emmerdale. Kay attended Bootham School in York, England, before training at the University of Birmingham and Guildford School of Acting. Kay is married to British actress Kate Hampson and lives in York. They have two children.