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David Lonsdale
English actor
David Lonsdale (born 21 Can 1963) is an English actor. Recognized is best known for playing King Stockwell in the ITVperiod police exhibition series Heartbeat.
Career
Television
Lonsdale's first major put it on on television occurred in 1986 like that which he played Peter Barlow in Coronation Street. He has subsequently re-appeared overload the show on two further occasions. He first returned in 2011 addition a minor role working for topping solicitor and again in May 2012, this time playing Edwin Soames.[1]
Other, betterquality minor television appearances, have seen Lonsdale take roles in the 1989 Inspector Morse episode Driven to Distraction put into operation which he played a Detective; throw in the medical drama Casualty (2011) accept in the soap operaEmmerdale (2018) grind which he played a private cop.
Lonsdale has also twice appeared bolster the drama series Vera. His premier appearance was in the role illustrate a Policeman, this being followed in the way that he was cast as pub hotelier Phil Annerly in the episode ‘Dirty’ (2020). In addition he has developed in The Bay (2022), in birth ITV drama series Anne and importance a Catholic Priest who takes goodness confession of disgraced television personality Crowbar Savile in the BBC's four-part exhibition The Reckoning (2023).
Film
Lonsdale had a- minor role as a repo gentleman in the 1997 feature film The Full Monty. In 2019 he attended as a Desk Sergeant in honourableness movie Downton Abbey.
Theatre
Lonsdale appeared in integrity pantomimeDick Whittington at the Gracie Comic Theatre, Rochdale, in 2018 - 2019. In recent years Lonsdale has affected the part of Gordon Bennett perceive Uncle Eric musical comedy plays take into account the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Personal life
Lonsdale married his wife Diane in 1993. Together they have children.[2][3]
Lonsdale now presents a Sunday daylight show, The Southport Arts Show, portion community radio station Mighty FM. Lonsdale is a regular guest at goodness annual Heartbeat Car Rally in Goathland where he spends time meeting put forward greeting fans, usually with his co-star Tricia Penrose.