Ray Ashcroft Explained
Ray Ashcroft |
Birth Name: | Raymond John Ashcroft |
Occupation: | Actor |
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.
Ashcroft played DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000[3] [4] before portraying Ronnie Madsen in Emmerdale (2003).[5]
In 2018 he portrayed Tom Jackson, a Yorkshire miner, in the play On Behalf of The People.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
In 2021, he played the lead role of Horace in the short film Mr Wong's Lullaby.[11]
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: Thirty years since Sheffield's legendary Limit club closed its doors . The Star.
- Web site: Lifton . Dave. 2019-11-23 . 40 Years Ago: 'Birth of the Beatles' Is the Band's First Biopic . 2024-01-10 . Ultimate Classic Rock.
- Web site: Ray Ashcroft . 2024-01-10 . TVGuide.com.
- Web site: I was made to be hard-nosed cop; INTERVIEW Ray Ashcroft. - Free Online Library . 2024-01-10 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
- Web site: 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 . 2024-01-10 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
- Web site: Sheffield TV star and city writer join forces to tell mining family story . The Star.
- Web site: admin . 2018-06-04 . On Behalf of The People . 2024-01-10 . Socialist Worker.
- Web site: On Behalf Of The People - Ray Ashcroft (George Mason). Credit Tom Jackson . 2024-01-10 . Northern Soul.
- Web site: New play's tour launches in Derbyshire . Derbyshire Times.
- Web site: Wood . Lizzie . 2018-07-04 . Theatre Review: On Behalf of the People, Burgess Foundation, Manchester . 2024-01-10 . Northern Soul.
- Web site: 2022-06-18 . How we made an award-winning short film with no official funding during a pandemic . 2024-01-10 . Now Then Sheffield.
- Web site: 2015-01-20 . Anne Kirkbride's life as Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow, in pictures . 2024-01-10 . The Telegraph.
- Web site: Tales from the Apocalypse (2023) Review - Voices From The Balcony . 2024-01-10 . www.voicesfromthebalcony.com.