Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 02, 1961
Place of Birth
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Credits
63 titles
Neil Dudgeon
Biography
Neil Dudgeon was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 2 January 1961 and attended Danum Grammar School among others. He established himself as an actor in school plays and went on to study drama at university . He made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year, he appeared as a World War II pilot in Piece of Cake, alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker. As well as occasional appearances in long-running series such as Casualty, London`s Burning and Lovejoy, he has appeared as George the Chauffeur in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (alongside Diana Rigg), in Inspector Morse (episode “The Way Through The Woods”), A Touch of Frost with David Jason, Between The Lines, Common As Muck (in 1994 & 1997) , Out of the Blue, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking and all four series of Messiah with Ken Stott. In 2007 Dudgeon appeared in the eponymous role of self-made millionaire Roman Pretty in the BBC2 sitcom Roman`s Empire. Since 2009 he has played Jim Riley in the BBC`s successful comedy Life of Riley. In 2010, Dudgeon appeared in an episode of the long-running ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, called “The Sword of Guillaume”. He was introduced in the episode as the cousin of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, who has announced his retirement from the role. Neil, also cast as a senior detective, will take over as the lead character in Midsomer Murders after the last episodes featuring John Nettles are screened in 2011. Neil appeared for the first time in Midsomer Murders in the opening episode of the fourth series (“Garden of Death”), Neil is married to Radio Producer Mary Peate, they have two children.
Known For
Filmography
Cope
Executive Producer
Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
Self
Midsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible
DCI John Barnaby
Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
Bornebusch i tevefabriken
Guest
Playhouse Presents
Jim
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
United
Alan Hardaker
The Nativity
Joachim
The Arbor
Steve Saul
Life of Riley
Survivors
Sean
Coming Down the Mountain
John Philips
Cherries
Phil O'Brien
Kingdom
Terry
Roman's Empire
Son of Rambow
Joshua
Sorted
Harry Goodwin
The Street
Brian Peterson
The Lavender List
Joe Haines
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Lestrade
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Taxi Driver
The Return
Matt
Celebrity Mastermind
The Planman
ACC Brian Richards
Humanzee: The Human Chimp
Narrator (voice)
Rose and Maloney
Alan Richmond
Messiah
DI Duncan Warren
Murder in Mind
Edward Buttimore
Breathtaking
Richard Jackson
It Was an Accident
Holdsworth
Dirty Tricks
Dennis
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
George Moody
The Gift
David
Our Boy
DC Spence
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Puppeteer’s Assistant
Breakout
Dr. Neil McFarlane
Midsomer Murders
Daniel Bolt
Different for Girls
Neil Payne
Silent Witness
Det Supt Paul Barker
Out of the Blue
DC Marty Brazil
Fatherland
Sex Crimes Cop
Common As Muck
Ken Andrews
Skallagrigg
Priest
Resnick: Rough Treatment
William Doria
Sharpe's Eagle
Lieutenant Christian Gibbons
Sharpe
Gibbons
A Touch of Frost
Costello
Nice Town
Tom Edmonds
Between the Lines