Martin Herdman (born 24 July 1956) is an English actor, boxer and former professional rugby league footballer.[3]
Herdman was a boxer for several years, and won the South West London ABA Heavyweight Championship in 1978.[4] He also represented England in international matches against Kenya and Hungary.[3]
Herdman also played rugby league as a second-row,[2][5] playing at representative level for Wales, and club level for Fulham RLFC. He won three caps for Wales while at Fulham from 1981 to 1982.[2]
In 1984, Herdman went to America after being given a tryout as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, but was cut from their roster.[6]
Herdman has played regular parts in Bramwell, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Soldier Soldier, Drop the Dead Donkey, Silent Witness, Wycliffe, The Bill and Midsomer Murders.[7] He played the lead role in the 2018 feature film Sink, written and directed by Mark Gillis.[8]
Herdman is the father of four sons, the youngest of whom is actor Joshua Herdman of the Harry Potter films.[9] He ran the Herdman Family Carpet Shop in St Margarets between 1999–2020.[10] The business went into insolvency in 2022.[11]
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