Ray Ashcroft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 28, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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
TV · as Mr. Neale · 1 ep
I Remember When We Danced
Movie · as Husband
New Mars
Movie · as Apollo 1
Truckers
TV · as Bob · 5 eps
Survivors
TV · as Don · 1 ep
The Royal
TV · as Sid · 1 ep
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV · as Steve Lennox · 1 ep
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Dave Compton · 1 ep
Criminal
Movie · as DC Harris
Chandler & Co
TV · as Steve Bradley · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Jim Swaby, Jim Wainwright, Richard Smith · 1 ep
Prime Suspect
TV · as Tony's Teacher
Night Voice
Movie · as Caller
Shoot to Kill
Movie · as Constable Frederick Robinsin
The Chief
TV · as PC Tom Edgell · 1 ep
The Four Minute Mile
Movie · as British Journalist
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
The Squad
TV · as Andy · 1 ep
Birth of the Beatles
Movie · as Ringo Starr
All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Bowling · 1 ep
The Professionals
TV · as Turner · 1 ep
Emmerdale
TV · 3446 eps