Ray Ashcroft

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Survivors (2008) — Don
2. Emmerdale (1972)
3. Prime Suspect (1991) — Tony's Teacher
4. The Long Shadow (2023) — Mr. Neale
5. All Creatures Great and Small (1978) — Bowling
6. The Professionals (1977) — Turner
7. The Bill (1984)
8. Heartbeat (1992) — Jim Swaby
9. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) — Steve Lennox
10. Birth of the Beatles (1979) — Ringo Starr
11. The Royal (2003) — Sid
12. New Mars (2019) — Apollo 1
13. The Four Minute Mile (1988) — British Journalist
14. Truckers (2013) — Bob
15. The Chief (1990) — PC Tom Edgell
16. Criminal (1994) — DC Harris
17. Night Voice (1990) — Caller
18. Chandler & Co (1994) — Steve Bradley
19. The Squad (1980) — Andy
20. I Remember When We Danced (2021) — Husband
21. Shoot to Kill (1990) — Constable Frederick Robinsin