Ray Ashcroft
| Ray Ashcroft | |
|---|---|
| Born | Raymond John Ashcroft 28 June 1952 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
Raymond John Ashcroft (born 28 June 1952) 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.
Career
In the late 1970s Ashcroft was the frontman of The Push, a Sheffield band.[1] 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),[2] and he has also appeared in various television productions including Coronation Street.[3]
Ashcorft played DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000[4][5] before portraying Ronnie Madsen in Emmerdale (2003).[6]
In 2018 he portrayed Tom Jackson, a Yorkshire miner, in the play On Behalf of The People.[7][8][9][10][11]
In 2021, he played the lead role of Horace in the short film Mr Wong's Lullaby.[12]
Filmography
- Coronation Street[3]
- Heartbeat
- Survivors
- Dalziel and Pascoe
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
- September Song
- The Paul Merton Show
- The Royal
- All Creatures Great and Small
- Prime Suspect
- EastEnders
- The Chief, Chandler & Co
- Hollyoaks
- Doctors
- The Squad
- Children's Ward
- Criminal
- Truckers
- Mr Wong's Lullaby (2021)
- Tales from the Apocalypse (2023)[13]
References
- ↑ "Thirty years since Sheffield's legendary Limit club closed its doors". The Star.
- ↑ Lifton, Dave LiftonDave (2019-11-23). "40 Years Ago: 'Birth of the Beatles' Is the Band's First Biopic". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anne Kirkbride's life as Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow, in pictures". The Telegraph. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Ray Ashcroft". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "I was made to be hard-nosed cop; INTERVIEW Ray Ashcroft. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "My life as a love cheat; Rugged Emmerdale star Ray Ashcroft talks about the similarities between himself and the womanising soap character he plays. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Sheffield TV star and city writer join forces to tell mining family story". The Star.
- ↑ admin (2018-06-04). "On Behalf of The People". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "On Behalf Of The People - Ray Ashcroft (George Mason). Credit Tom Jackson". Northern Soul. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "New play's tour launches in Derbyshire". Derbyshire Times.
- ↑ Wood, Lizzie (2018-07-04). "Theatre Review: On Behalf of the People, Burgess Foundation, Manchester". Northern Soul. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "How we made an award-winning short film with no official funding during a pandemic". Now Then Sheffield. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Tales from the Apocalypse (2023) Review - Voices From The Balcony". www.voicesfromthebalcony.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
External links
- Ray Ashcroft on IMDb
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