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Ray Ashcroft

ActorBorn June 28, 1952 (73 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Prime Suspect
  • Coronation Street
  • Heartbeat
  • The Professionals
  • The Royal

Known For

  • Birth of the Beatles
  • Episodes from Apocalypse

Filmography

2023
The Long Shadow (TV Series) · as Mr. Neale
2022
2013
Truckers (2013) (TV Series) · as Bob
2011
Trollied (TV Series) · as Keith
2008
Survivors (2008) (TV Series) · as Don
2003
The Royal (TV Series) · as Sid
2002
Sparkhouse (TV Series) · as Headmaster - Geoff Cutler
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Ray Gordon
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series)
1995
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) · as Steve Lennox
1994
Chandler & Co. (TV Series) · as Steve Bradley
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Jim Swaby
1991
Paul Merton: The Series (TV Series) · as Cast
1991
Prime Suspect (TV Series) · as Tony's Teacher
1990
The Chief (1990) (TV Series) · as Pc Tom Edgell
1990
1989
Children's Ward (TV Series) · as Eddie Jones
1988
The Four Minute Mile · as British Journalist
1986
Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Cast
1985
EastEnders (TV Series) · as Russell Nash
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Dc Harris
1984
The Bill (TV Series)
1979
Birth of the Beatles · as Ringo Starr
1978
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Bowling
1977
The Professionals (TV Series) · as Turner
1972
Emmerdale (TV Series)
1960
Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Steve Holt

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