Ray Ashcroft
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.
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- 2023 ·The Long Shadowas Mr. Neale
- 2021 ·I Remember When We Dancedas Husband
- 2019 ·New Marsas Apollo 1
- 2013 ·Truckersas Bob
- 2008 ·Survivorsas Don
- 2003 ·The Royalas Sid
- 1996 ·Dalziel & Pascoeas
- 1996 ·Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Steve Lennox
- 1994 ·Criminalas DC Harris
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Jim Swaby
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Jim Wainwright
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Richard Smith
- 1991 ·Prime Suspectas Tony's Teacher
- 1990 ·Night Voiceas Caller
- 1990 ·Shoot to Killas Constable Frederick Robinsin
- 1984 ·The Billas
- 1979 ·Birth of The Beatlesas Ringo Starr
- 1978 ·All Creatures Great and Smallas Bowling
- 1977 ·The Professionalsas Turner
- 1972 ·Emmerdaleas