
Person
Colin Buchanan
Acting · Born 1966-01-01 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
Buchanan was born in 1967 and took up acting at the suggestion of his father, who was a major in the Royal Marines. He got his break in 1994 with the role of Hodge in the comedy drama series Preston Front. When that show ended in 1997, he starred opposite Warren Clarke as Peter Pascoe in the long running series Dalziel and Pascoe, based on the crime novels of Reginald Hill. Prior to acting he had tried his hand at a number of jobs including singing in a rock band, working on a building site and delivering leaflets. He lives in Birmingham and has two daughters Kira and Maya.
Known for

Heartbeat
Mike

A Touch of Frost
PC Austin

The Bill
Tony Pilbeam

Dalziel and Pascoe
DI Peter Pascoe

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
Hodge

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Rowland Richardson

The Secret
Freddie Musgrave

Red Hot
Vladimir

The Last Witness
Ellison

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Mark Easterbrook
Filmography
- 2018The Last WitnessEllison
- 2015KoopermanOriginal Music Composer
- 2009DivertedAndrew Tyler
- 2000The SecretFreddie Musgrave
- 1997Agatha Christie's The Pale HorseMark Easterbrook
- 1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersRowland Richardson
- 1996Dalziel and PascoeDI Peter Pascoe
- 1996Witness Against HitlerPeter Yorck
- 1994(All Quiet on the) Preston FrontHodge
- 1993Red HotVladimir
- 1992A Touch of FrostPC Austin
- 1992HeartbeatMike
- 1984The BillTony Pilbeam
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