 He left the soap on-screen in September 2008.In Sutton's first post-"Hollyoaks" role, he guest starred as Eli Taylor who suffered from narcolepsy and cataplexy on the BBC series "Casualty", in the episode titled 'Doing The Right Thing' which aired 13 December 2008.On 23 March 2009, it was announced that Sutton would join the cast of ITV1's "Emmerdale".