Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 28, 1952
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits
22 titles
Ray Ashcroft
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Long Shadow
Mr. Neale
I Remember When We Danced
Husband
New Mars
Apollo 1
Truckers
Bob
Survivors
Don
The Royal
Sid
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dave Compton
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Steve Lennox
Chandler & Co
Steve Bradley
Criminal
DC Harris
Heartbeat
Jim Swaby
Prime Suspect
Tony's Teacher
Night Voice
Caller
Shoot to Kill
Constable Frederick Robinsin
The Chief
PC Tom Edgell
The Four Minute Mile
British Journalist
The Bill
The Squad
Andy
Birth of the Beatles
Ringo Starr
All Creatures Great and Small
Bowling
The Professionals
Turner
Emmerdale