Jesse Birdsall (born 13 February 1963) is a British actor, known in the UK for his starring roles in several high-profile, popular television programmes, particularly in Bugs (1995-99) as Nick Beckett and later in The Bill as a character named Ron Gregory, a convicted paedophile.
He first came to public attention in the serial Annika in 1984, his first notable television role. He then subsequently appeared in the movie Wish You Were Here (1987), directed by David Leland and co-starring Emily Lloyd. Another notable television role was his portrayal of slick playboy Marcus Tandy in the infamous BBC1 soap opera Eldorado, which ran for just one year from 1992-93 and gained a reputation as one of the biggest television flops of all time. Nonetheless, the amount of coverage the programme received for its perceived low quality and lack of success would gain Birdsall much exposure, and from 1995 to 1999 he played one of the lead characters in another BBC1 programme, the successful futuristic action/adventure series Bugs.
More recently, he appeared in several episodes of the ITV police drama The Bill in 2003, and for the same network appeared as a regular in series three and four of the popular drama Footballer's Wives.
Birdsall has twice been in trouble with the police, being convicted of actual bodily harm after an altercation in 1981, and in 1999 being fined £1000 following an unprovoked attack on a fellow customer at a pub in London.
He has been married to Only Fools and Horses actress Gwyneth Strong since 15 July 2000, and they have two children.
Jesse Birdsall has often been confused with his lookalike, the film critic Mark Kermode.
He is the son of Penguin Books designer Derek Birdsall.
Filmography:
"Casualty" .... Mike / ... (2 episodes, 1992-2010)
- Love Is a Battlefield (2010) TV episode .... Norman Kerr
- Will You Still Love Me? (1992) TV episode .... Mike
"Midsomer Murders" .... Harry Painter / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2009)
- Small Mercies (2009) TV episode .... Mike Johnson
- Market for Murder (2002) TV episode .... Harry Painter
"Foyle's War" .... Morris Crooks (1 episode, 2008)
- Broken Souls (2008) TV episode .... Morris Crooks
"Holby City" .... Dillon Ellis (2 episodes, 2006)
- Invasion (2006) TV episode .... Dillon Ellis
- Lead Us Not Into Temptation (2006) TV episode .... Dillon Ellis
"Footballers' Wives" .... Roger Webb (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Episode #5.8 (2006) TV episode .... Roger Webb
- Episode #5.7 (2006) TV episode .... Roger Webb
- Episode #5.4 (2006) TV episode .... Roger Webb
- Episode #5.3 (2006) TV episode .... Roger Webb
- Episode #5.2 (2006) TV episode .... Roger Webb
(19 more)
"The Bill" .... Ron Gregory (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
- 103 (2003) TV episode .... Ron Gregory
- 102 (2003) TV episode .... Ron Gregory
- 101 (2003) TV episode .... Ron Gregory
- 094 (2003) TV episode .... Ron Gregory
- 093 (2003) TV episode .... Ron Gregory
(6 more)
One Minute (2002) .... Arms Trader
"As If" .... Paul Sutton (8 episodes, 2002)
- Rob's POV (2002) TV episode .... Paul Sutton
- Nicki's POV (2002) TV episode .... Paul Sutton
- Sooz's POV (2002) TV episode .... Paul Sutton
- Alex's POV (2002) TV episode .... Paul Sutton
- Sooz's POV (2002) TV episode .... Paul Sutton
(3 more)
"Murder in Mind" .... Det. Supt. Mike Garrett (1 episode, 2002)
- Swan Song (2002) TV episode .... Det. Supt. Mike Garrett
"Inspector Morse" .... John Barron (1 episode, 2000)
- The Remorseful Day (2000) TV episode .... John Barron
"Bugs" .... Nicholas Beckett (40 episodes, 1995-1999)
- The Enemy Within (1999) TV episode .... Nicholas Beckett
- Money Spiders (1999) TV episode .... Nicholas Beckett
- Twin Geeks (1999) TV episode .... Nicholas Beckett
- Jewel Control (1998) TV episode .... Nicholas Beckett
- Pandora's Box (1998) TV episode .... Nicholas Beckett
(35 more)
"Silent Witness" .... Paul Franklin (1 episode, 1998)
- Fallen Idol (1998) TV episode .... Paul Franklin
"Blind Men" .... Phil Carver (6 episodes, 1997-1998)
- Ready When You Are, Graham and Phil... (1998) TV episode .... Phil Carver
- Blood Letting (1997) TV episode .... Phil Carver
- Strap Me Vitals (1997) TV episode .... Phil Carver
- Sneaking the Sneck (1997) TV episode .... Phil Carver
- The House-Warming (1997) TV episode .... Phil Carver
(1 more)
"The Famous Five" .... Pedro (1 episode, 1996)
aka "Enid Blyton's Famous Five" - International (English title) (complete title)
- Five Go to Mystery Moor (1996) TV episode .... Pedro
September (1996) (TV) .... Neil
"Thief Takers" .... Dennis Worsley (1 episode, 1996)
- No One Likes to See That (1996) TV episode .... Dennis Worsley
China (1996) .... Harley
"Kavanagh QC" .... Des Carter (1 episode, 1995)
- The Sweetest Thing (1995) TV episode .... Des Carter
"Anna Lee" .... William Gilmore (1 episode, 1994)
- Requiem (1994) TV episode .... William Gilmore
Beyond Bedlam (1994) .... Scott
"Sean's Show" .... Prisoner (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode #2.4 (1993) TV episode .... Prisoner
"Eldorado" .... Marcus Tandy (3 episodes, 1992-1993)
- Episode #1.156 (1993) TV episode .... Marcus Tandy
- Episode #1.11 (1992) TV episode .... Marcus Tandy
- Episode #1.1 (1992) TV episode .... Marcus Tandy
"Bunch of Five" (1 episode, 1992)
- Dead at Thirty (1992) TV episode
"Rides" .... Julian (1 episode, 1992)
- Building (1992) TV episode .... Julian
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy (1992) .... Kid Divine
"The Storyteller: Greek Myths" .... Aristaeus (1 episode, 1991)
- Orpheus & Eurydice (1991) TV episode .... Aristaeus
"Boon" .... Jordan (1 episode, 1991)
- Lost on the Range (1991) TV episode .... Jordan
"Soldier Soldier" .... Cpl Terry Vine, Territorial Army (1 episode, 1991)
- Battlefields (1991) TV episode .... Cpl Terry Vine, Territorial Army
"Made in Heaven" .... Terry (1 episode, 1990)
- Falling for Love (1990) TV episode .... Terry
Getting It Right (1989) .... Gavin Lamb
"The Fear" .... Marty (5 episodes, 1988)
- Episode #1.4 (1988) TV episode .... Marty
- Episode #1.5 (1988) TV episode .... Marty
- Episode #1.3 (1988) TV episode .... Marty
- Episode #1.2 (1988) TV episode .... Marty
- Episode #1.1 (1988) TV episode .... Marty
Wish You Were Here (1987) .... Dave
"Minder" .... Pope (1 episode, 1985)
- Minder on the Orient Express (1985) TV episode .... Pope
Revolution (1985) .... Cpl./Sgt. Peasy
Shadey (1985) .... Carl
Honeymoon (1985) (TV)
We'll Support You Evermore (1985) (TV) .... Soldier
"Annika" (1984) TV mini-series .... Pete Daniels
"Play for Today" .... David / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
- Shall I Be Mother? (1983) TV episode .... Peter
- A Sudden Wrench (1982) TV episode .... David
Remembrance (1982) .... Matelot
"Jangles" .... Steve (2 episodes, 1982)
- Getting It Together (1982) TV episode
- Have a Drink on Me (1982) TV episode .... Steve
Tangiers (1982) .... Naval Rating
"Angels" (1 episode, 1981)
- Episode #7.17 (1981) TV episode
"The Incredible Mr Tanner" .... Reporter (1 episode, 1981)
- The Great Escape (1981) TV episode .... Reporter
"The Squad" .... Len (1 episode, 1980)
- Mates (1980) TV episode .... Len
"Just Liz" .... Youth (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode #1.4 (1980) TV episode .... Youth
Bloody Kids (1979) .... Ken's Gang 5
... aka "One Joke Too Many" - USA (TV title)
Quadrophenia (1979) (uncredited) .... Aggressive rocker
"Graham's Gang" (2 episodes, 1977)
- Cameraderie (1977) TV episode
- The Great Outdoors (1977) TV episode
"Centre Play" .... Ron (1 episode, 1977)
- Talkin' Blues (1977) TV episode .... Ron
"Headmaster" .... Clive (1 episode, 1977)
- Social Occasion (1977) TV episode .... Clive
"Dickens of London" .... Pupil (1 episode, 1976)
- Angel (1976) TV episode .... Pupil
"Fun Food Factory" (1976) TV series .... Assistant
Self:
"All-Star Poker Challenge" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Heat One (2005) TV episode .... Himself
"Celebrity Poker Club" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Semi-Final (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Heat Four (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Heat Three (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Today with Des and Mel" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 10 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"The Good Sex Guide" (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode #2.4 (1994) TV episode
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