Ray Ashcroft

Ray Ashcroft
Born
Raymond John Ashcroft
OccupationActor

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.

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]

Ashcroft 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

References

  1. ^ "Thirty years since Sheffield's legendary Limit club closed its doors". The Star.
  2. ^ Lifton, Dave (23 November 2019). "40 Years Ago: 'Birth of the Beatles' Is the Band's First Biopic". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Anne Kirkbride's life as Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow, in pictures". The Telegraph. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Ray Ashcroft". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "I was made to be hard-nosed cop; INTERVIEW Ray Ashcroft. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ "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 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Sheffield TV star and city writer join forces to tell mining family story". The Star.
  8. ^ admin (4 June 2018). "On Behalf of The People". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ "On Behalf Of The People - Ray Ashcroft (George Mason). Credit Tom Jackson". Northern Soul. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "New play's tour launches in Derbyshire". Derbyshire Times.
  11. ^ Wood, Lizzie (4 July 2018). "Theatre Review: On Behalf of the People, Burgess Foundation, Manchester". Northern Soul. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ^ "How we made an award-winning short film with no official funding during a pandemic". Now Then Sheffield. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Tales from the Apocalypse (2023) Review - Voices From The Balcony". www.voicesfromthebalcony.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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