Ray Ashcroft
Known For
Acting
Born
1952-06-28 in 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.
Most Known For
Heartbeat
as Jim Swaby
Heartbeat
as Jim Wainwright
Heartbeat
as Richard Smith
Emmerdale
Prime Suspect
as Tony's Teacher
All Creatures Great and Small
as Bowling
The Bill
The Professionals
as Turner
Dalziel & Pascoe
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Steve Lennox
The Long Shadow
as Mr. Neale
The Chief
as PC Tom Edgell
Survivors
as Don
Chandler & Co
as Steve Bradley
Truckers
as Bob
The Royal
as Sid
Birth of The Beatles
as Ringo Starr
Night Voice
as Caller
The Four Minute Mile
as British Journalist
Shoot to Kill
as Constable Frederick Robinsin