Jesse Birdsall

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Jesse Birdsall
Born (1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 61)
Highbury, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
Children2

Jesse Birdsall (born 13 February 1963) is an English actor, known for his roles as Marcus Tandy in the

Fraser Black in Hollyoaks (2013-2014) as well as for villain Ron Gregory in a few episodes of The Bill
.

Career

As a child, Birdsall attended the

Wish You Were Here (1987), directed by David Leland and co-starring Emily Lloyd,[1] Getting It Right (1989), and Beyond Bedlam (1994). He appeared in the 1988 music video of Kim Wilde's single Hey Mister Heartache
.

Another notable television role was his portrayal of slick playboy Marcus Tandy in the

Bugs
.

Birdsall played the part of John Barron in the last episode of Inspector Morse in the episode The Remorseful Day which aired on 15 November 2000.[3]

In 2002 he appeared in an episode of Murder in Mind, S2xE04, called 'Swansong'. He appeared in New Tricks as Tony Morgan in season 8 episode 6. He guest-starred in

ITV police drama The Bill in 2003 as a character named Ron Gregory, and for the same network appeared as a regular in series 3–5 of the popular drama Footballers' Wives.[4]

In 2006, Birdsall appeared as patient Dillon Ellis in two episodes of

Adrian Fletcher
.

He had a small role in the BBC One soap opera

John Hewland, jilted fiancé of Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), in two episodes.[5][6][7][8]

Birdsall played the role of

Fraser Black in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks but left the show in spring 2014 following a whodunit storyline in which he was murdered.[9]

Personal life

The son of Penguin Books designer Derek Birdsall, Birdsall attended Hampstead School in north London. He has been married to Only Fools and Horses actress Gwyneth Strong, with whom he has two children, since 15 July 2000.

Birdsall has twice been in trouble with the police, being convicted of

pub in London.[10]

Birdsall is a supporter of Arsenal having been born and brought up in the Highbury district.

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (24 July 1987). "Wish You Were Here (1987) FILM: 'WISH YOU WERE HERE'". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Eldorado (1992–93)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ "The Remorseful Day (2000)". Archived from the original on 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Jesse Birdsall". Archived from the original on 14 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Soapland's joiners, movers and leavers – Soaps Information". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  6. ^ "'EastEnders' Letitia Dean's return storyline revealed?". Digital Spy. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ^ Director: Nic Phillips; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Daisy Coulam (13 August 2012). "Episode dated 13/08/2012 (2 of 2)". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  8. ^ Director: Nic Phillips; Executive Producer: Lorraine Newman; Writer: Daisy Coulam (14 August 2012). "Episode dated 14/08/2012". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  9. ^ "Digital Spy – TV, movies and entertainment news". Digital Spy.
  10. ^ "Entertainment | TV actor escapes jail term". BBC News. 13 September 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

External links

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