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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 6
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Professionals
(1977) TurnerSurvivors
(2008) DonThe Birth of the Beatles
(1979) Ringo StarrShoot To Kill
(1990) Constable Frederick RobinsinCriminal
(1994) DC HarrisNew Mars
(2019) Apollo 1Night Voice
(1990) CallerI Remember When We Danced
(2021) HusbandActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Husband | |
| 2019 | Apollo 1 | |
| 2013 | Bob | |
| 2008 | Don | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1994 | DC Harris | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | N/A | |
| 1990 | Caller | |
| Constable Frederick Robinsin | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
| 1979 | Ringo Starr | |
| 1977 | Turner | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |