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Ray Ashcroft
Acting · Born 1952-06-28 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Raymond John Ashcroft is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000, and Ronnie Marsden on Emmerdale from March to December 2003. In the late 1970s Ashcroft was the frontman of The Push, a Sheffield band. He started acting in repertory theatre before working in television and film productions. He played Ringo Starr in the biopic TV film Birth of the Beatles (1979),and he has also appeared in various television productions including Coronation Street. Ashcroft played DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000 before portraying Ronnie Madsen in Emmerdale (2003). In 2018, he portrayed Tom Jackson, a Yorkshire miner, in the play On Behalf of The People. In 2021, he played the lead role of Horace in the short film Mr Wong's Lullaby.
Known for
Emmerdale
1972
Heartbeat
Jim Swaby
The Bill
1984
The Professionals
Turner
All Creatures Great and Small
Bowling
Prime Suspect
Tony's Teacher
The Chief
PC Tom Edgell
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Steve Lennox
Chandler & Co
Steve Bradley
The Long Shadow
Mr. Neale
Filmography
- 2023The Long ShadowMr. Neale
- 2021I Remember When We DancedHusband
- 2019New MarsApollo 1
- 2013TruckersBob
- 2008SurvivorsDon
- 2003The RoyalSid
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSteve Lennox
- 1994Chandler & CoSteve Bradley
- 1994CriminalDC Harris
- 1992HeartbeatJim Swaby
- 1991Prime SuspectTony's Teacher
- 1990Night VoiceCaller
- 1990Shoot to KillConstable Frederick Robinsin
- 1990The ChiefPC Tom Edgell
- 1988The Four Minute MileBritish Journalist
- 1984The Bill
- 1980The SquadAndy
- 1979Birth of the BeatlesRingo Starr
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallBowling
- 1977The ProfessionalsTurner
- 1972Emmerdale
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