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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 2


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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
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The Professionals

(1977) Turner
Survivors
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Survivors

(2008) Don
The Birth of the Beatles
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The Birth of the Beatles

(1979) Ringo Starr
Shoot To Kill
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Shoot To Kill

(1990) Constable Frederick Robinsin
Criminal
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Criminal

(1994) DC Harris
New Mars
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New Mars

(2019) Apollo 1
Night Voice
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Night Voice

(1990) Caller
I Remember When We Danced
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I Remember When We Danced

(2021) Husband

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