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Neil Dudgeon

Acting
Known For

64 Years Old

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.

Born

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England on 2nd January 1961

All Credits

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Midsomer Murders
DCI John Barnaby
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Midsomer Murders
Daniel Bolt
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Silent Witness
Det Supt Paul Barker
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A Touch of Frost
Costello
Casualty Image
Casualty
Mick
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
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Lovejoy
DS Graham Bentley
Between the Lines Image
Between the Lines
London's Burning Image
London's Burning
Life of Riley Image
Life of Riley
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Murder in Mind
Edward Buttimore
Out of the Blue Image
Out of the Blue
D.C. Marty Brazil
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Roman's Empire
The Street Image
The Street
Brian Peterson
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The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Puppeteer’s Assistant
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Rose and Maloney
Kingdom Image
Kingdom
Terry
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The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
George Moody
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Common As Muck
Ken Andrews
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Survivors
Sean
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Taxi Driver
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Messiah
DI Duncan Warren
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Son of Rambow
Joshua
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The Nativity
Joachim
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United
Alan Hardaker
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Fatherland
Sex Crimes Cop
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Piece of Cake
'Moggy' Cattermole
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Prick Up Your Ears
Policeman
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Nice Town
Tom Edmonds
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Sharpe's Eagle
Gibbons
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Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
Self
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Red King, White Knight
Vlasek
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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Lestrade
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Coming Down the Mountain
John Philips
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Bornebusch i tevefabriken
Guest
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Road
Brink
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The Return
Matt
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Breakout
Dr. Neil McFarlane
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Fools of Fortune
Sergeant Rudkin
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Different for Girls
Neil Payne
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Night Voice
Dennis Crowson
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Dirty Tricks
Dennis
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The Arbor
Steve Saul
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Skallagrigg
Priest
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Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
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Resnick: Rough Treatment
William Doria
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The Planman
ACC Brian Richards
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Breathtaking
Richard Jackson
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Resnick: Lonely Hearts
William Doria
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It Was an Accident
Holdsworth
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Revolver
Eric Volkner
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The Lavender List
Joe Haines
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Cherries
Phil O'Brien
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The Gift
David
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Our Boy
DC Spence
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Midsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible
DCI John Barnaby
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Humanzee: The Human Chimp
Narrator (voice)