Ray Ashcroft
Acting
1952-06-28 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography(23)
tvThe Long Shadow
as Mr. Neale · 2023 · 7.5
movieI Remember When We Danced
as Husband · 2021 · 0.0
movieNew Mars
as Apollo 1 · 2019 · 7.3
tvTruckers
as Bob · 2013 · 6.0
tvSurvivors
as Don · 2008 · 7.1
tvThe Royal
as Sid · 2003 · 7.8
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Steve Lennox · 1996 · 7.3
tvChandler & Co
as Steve Bradley · 1994 · 8.0
movieCriminal
as DC Harris · 1994 · 9.0
tvHeartbeat
as Jim Swaby · 1992 · 7.2
tvHeartbeat
as Jim Wainwright · 1992 · 7.2
tvHeartbeat
as Richard Smith · 1992 · 7.2
tvPrime Suspect
as Tony's Teacher · 1991 · 7.8
movieNight Voice
as Caller · 1990 · 10.0
movieShoot to Kill
as Constable Frederick Robinsin · 1990 · 0.0
tvThe Chief
as PC Tom Edgell · 1990 · 7.0
movieThe Four Minute Mile
as British Journalist · 1988 · 7.5
tvThe Bill
as · 1984 · 6.8
tvThe Squad
as Andy · 1980 · 9.0
movieBirth of the Beatles
as Ringo Starr · 1979 · 6.5
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
as Bowling · 1978 · 7.8
tvThe Professionals
as Turner · 1977 · 7.6
tvEmmerdale
as · 1972 · 4.3