Ray Ashcroft

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Career

In the late 1970s Ashcroft was the frontman of The Push, a Sheffield band.[1] 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),[2] and he has also appeared in various television productions including Coronation Street.[3]

Ashcroft played DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000[4][5] before portraying Ronnie Madsen in Emmerdale (2003).[6]

In 2018, he portrayed Tom Jackson, a Yorkshire miner, in the play On Behalf of The People.[7][8][9][10][11]

In 2021, he played the lead role of Horace in the short film Mr Wong's Lullaby.[12]

Filmography

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