Michael Cashman

Michael Cashman

Known for

Acting

Born

December 17, 1950 (age 75)

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Biography

Colin Michael Maurice Cashman, Baron Cashman, CBE (born 17 December 1950) is a British actor, dancer, politician, and LGBT rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 1999 to 2014. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2014. He is a patron of Humanists UK.

Best known work

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

EastEnders

EastEnders

1985

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985

Zee and Co.

Zee and Co.

1972

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

1971

The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

1978

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

The British Guide to Showing Off

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011

Filmography

2025
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square
as Himself
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
as Self
2019
Are You Proud?
as Himself
2017
50 Years Legal
as Self
2011
The British Guide to Showing Off
as Self
2010
Small-Time Revolutionary
as Charles James (voice)
2004
My First Time
2004
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
1998
Monk Dawson
as Prior of Pixhaven
1997
Food for Ravens
as Newspaper Editor
1994
Age of Dissent
as Self
1986
Season's Greetings
as Eddie
1986
CasualtyTV
as Malcolm Paynter (1 episode)
1985
The Winning StreakTV
as Frank McShane (6 episodes)
1985
EastEndersTV
as Colin Russell (240 episodes)
1985
Dempsey and MakepeaceTV
as Prosecuting Counsel (1 episode)
1982
Bird of PreyTV
as Reeves (1 episode)
1982
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
as First Officer Bilton
1980
Nobody's PerfectTV
as Chris Thornby (2 episodes)
1979
Murder by Decree
as Constable Watkins
1979
The Out of Town Boys
as DHSS clerk
1978
The SandbaggersTV
as Mike Wallace (13 episodes)
1978
Scorpion TalesTV
as Philip Jessop (1 episode)
1978
Enemy at the DoorTV
as Hauptmann Heim (1 episode)
1977
1990TV