Ray Ashcroft

Known for

Acting

Born

June 28, 1952 (age 74)

Birthplace

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...

Best known work

Survivors

2008

Prime Suspect

1991

Emmerdale

1972

The Long Shadow

2023

All Creatures Great and Small

1978

The Bill

1984

The Professionals

1977

Heartbeat

1992

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

Filmography

2023
The Long ShadowTV
as Mr. Neale (1 episode)
2021
I Remember When We Danced
as Husband
2019
New Mars
as Apollo 1
2013
TruckersTV
as Bob (5 episodes)
2008
SurvivorsTV
as Don (1 episode)
2003
The RoyalTV
as Sid (1 episode)
1996
Dalziel and PascoeTV
as Dave Compton (1 episode)
1996
Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesTV
as Steve Lennox (1 episode)
1994
Chandler & CoTV
as Steve Bradley (1 episode)
1994
Criminal
as DC Harris
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Jim Swaby (1 episode), as Jim Wainwright (1 episode), as Richard Smith (1 episode)
1991
Prime SuspectTV
as Tony's Teacher
1990
Night Voice
as Caller
1990
Shoot to Kill
as Constable Frederick Robinsin
1990
The ChiefTV
as PC Tom Edgell (1 episode)
1988
The Four Minute Mile
as British Journalist
1984
The BillTV
1980
The SquadTV
as Andy (1 episode)
1979
Birth of the Beatles
as Ringo Starr
1978
All Creatures Great and SmallTV
as Bowling (1 episode)
1977
The ProfessionalsTV
as Turner (1 episode)
1972
EmmerdaleTV