 Since 1997, Brunt has played the role of Paddy Kirk in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale".For this role, Brunt was nominated in the category of "Best Actor" at the 2011 British Soap Awards.He directed and starred in a zombie film called "Before Dawn" which was made in 2012, and directed "Bait" (2014) and "Attack of the Adult Babies" (2017).