Jason Hetherington
| Jason Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Thomas Hetherington Smith April 10, 1965 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1990–present |
Jason Hetherington (born Jason Thomas Hetherington Smith, 10 April 1965) is a Scottish television, film, and stage actor.[1] He played Detective Sergeant Wyatt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street during a major 1998 storyline.[2] He has maintained a steady career as a character actor in British television dramas, including Taggart, Waking the Dead, and Waterloo Road.[3]
Early life and education
Jason Hetherington was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 10 April 1965 at Park Nursing home. His father was a veterinary surgeon and his mother worked for the Open University writing courses for Women In Business. After Leaving The Glasgow Academy he worked in a variety of jobs backstage in theatres including a season at the Haymarket Theatre Royal in London with Rex Harrison and Claudette Colbert in Aren't We All? in 1984. He also worked and as a private investigator out of Elstree Studio's back lot. He pursued formal acting training in London, graduating from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 1988.[1]
Career
Hetherington began working in television in the early 1990s, securing early appearances in popular series like Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) in the TV film of The Last Vampyre and Grange Hill.
In January 1998, he joined the cast of Coronation Street as DS Wyatt.[2] His character was central to the high-profile storyline involving the wrongful imprisonment of Deirdre Rachid, investigating the financial scams perpetrated by the character Jon Lindsay.[4] He remained with the soap opera until March of that year, appearing in 19 episodes.[2]
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Hetherington worked extensively on British television. He appeared in the medical drama Dr Finlay as Ruari Laing, the prison drama Bad Girls as D.S. Sullivan, crime series such as Rebus, and the BBC comedy-heavy drama Pramface as Dr. Scarre.[3]
His feature film credits include roles in the independent dramas Complicity (2000) and Aberdeen (2000), as well as the 2019 mystery thriller Badla.[5]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Alleyn Mysteries | Police Constable | Episode: "Artists in Crime" |
| 1992 | Taggart | Ian McLaughlin | Episode "Violent Delights" |
| 1993 | Dr Finlay | Ruari Laing | Episode: "The Great Pretender" |
| 1994 | Roughnecks | Paul | 1 Episode |
| 1995 | Woof! | Neil | 1 Episode |
| 1996 | Grange Hill | Sean Kennedy | 1 Episode |
| 1997 | Loved By You | Doug | 1 Episode |
| 1998 | Coronation Street | DS Wyatt | Series regular (19 episodes) |
| 2000 | Bad Girls | D.S. Sullivan | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Close and True | Chris | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | Crossroads | Colin | 3 Episodes |
| 2003 | Taggart | Dr Terrance LLoyd | Episode "New Life" |
| 2003 | In Deep | Mike Olsen | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Sweet Medicine | Tom Winterson | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Waking the Dead | Donald Walsh | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Holby City | Hal Hudson | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Rebus | Edward Marber | Episode: "The Falls" |
| 2012 | Pramface | Doctor Scarre | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Waterloo Road | Victor Marsland | 1 episode |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Last Vampyre | Michael | TV Movie |
| 1996 | On Dangerous Ground | Maj. Ian Campbell | TV Movie |
| 2000 | Complicity | William | Feature film |
| 2000 | Aberdeen | Perkins | Feature film |
| 2005 | Summer Solstice | Kirkland | TV Movie |
| 2019 | Badla | The Driver | Feature film |
| 2023 | Blind | Officer Kevin | Feature film |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Character | Theatre / Venue | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Roister Doister | Gawain | Croydon Warehouse | Ted Craig |
| 1988 | The Boy Friend | Alphonse | Thorndike Theatre (Leatherhead) | Graham Berown |
| 1989 | A Study In Scarlet | Drebber / Stamford | Greenwich Theatre | Michael Compton |
| 1990 | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Gaint | Watford PalaceTheatre | Ken Oldfield |
| 1990 | Ladies' Night | Grahame | Oldham Coliseum & National Tour | Paul Kerryson |
| 1991 | A Slice of Saturday Night | Gary | Arts Theatre (West End) | Marc Urquhart |
| 1991 | Grease | Kenickie | Derby Playhouse | Mark Clements |
| 1992 | You Must Be the Husband | Mr Mason | B.A. Playhouse, Middle East and Far East | Ian Talbot |
| 1993 | Baby Love | Chris | Nuffield Theatre (Southampton) | Patrick Sandford |
| 1993 | Romeo and Juliet | Paris | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Judi Dench |
| 1993 | A Connecticut Yankee | Launcelot | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Ian Talbot |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jason Hetherington Profile". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jason Hetherington Profile". Corrie.net. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jason Hetherington Guide". Digiguide UK. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jason Hetherington Press Photo Archive". Alamy. March 1998. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jason Hetherington". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
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