David Lonsdale
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David Lonsdale | |
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Born | |
Education | King George V College Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse |
Diane Lonsdale (m. 1993) |
Children | 3 |
David Lonsdale (born 21 May 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for playing David Stockwell in the ITV period police drama series Heartbeat.
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Lonsdale's first major role on television occurred in 1986 when he played Peter Barlow in Coronation Street. He has subsequently re-appeared in the show on two further occasions. He first returned in 2011 in a minor role working for a solicitor and again in May 2012, this time playing Edwin Soames.[1]
Other, more minor television appearances, have seen Lonsdale take roles in the 1989 Inspector Morse episode Driven to Distraction in which he played a Detective; in the medical drama Casualty (2011) and in the soap opera Emmerdale (2018) in which he played a private detective.
Lonsdale has also twice appeared in the drama series Vera, again in the role of a Policeman, and as pub landlord Phil Annerly in the episode ‘Dirty’ (2020) and in The Bay (2022). He has also made an appearance in the ITV drama series Anne.
Film
[edit]Lonsdale had a minor role as a repo man in the 1997 feature film The Full Monty. In 2019 he appeared as a Desk Sergeant in the movie Downton Abbey.
Theatre
[edit]Lonsdale appeared in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale, in 2018 - 2019. In recent years Lonsdale has played the part of Gordon Bennett in Uncle Eric musical comedy plays at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Personal life
[edit]Lonsdale married his wife Diane in 1993. Together they have three children.[2][3]
Lonsdale now presents a Sunday morning show, The Southport Arts Show, on community radio station Mighty FM. Lonsdale is a regular guest at the annual Heartbeat Car Rally in Goathland where he spends time meeting and greeting fans, usually with his co-star Tricia Penrose.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Minor Role | Uncredited |
1989 | Resurrected | Hibbert | |
1997 | The Full Monty | Repossession Man | |
2014 | Tariro | Joe | |
2019 | Downton Abbey | Police Sergeant |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Coronation Street | Peter Barlow | 8 episodes |
1987 | Rockliffe | PC Tibbett | Episode: "In the Bag" |
1987 | Bust | Car Hire Assistant | Episode: "Hidden Assets" |
1988 | Dramarama | Mike Lovell | Episode: "Forever Young" |
1990 | Inspector Morse | Detective | Episode: "Driven to Distraction" |
1990 | The Bill | Sgt. Hallett | Episode: "A Clean Division" |
1993–2009 | Heartbeat | David Stockwell | 259 episodes |
1994 | Moving Story | Police Constable | Episode: "Moving Story" |
1994 | The Bill | D.C. Gelder | Episode: "Bridgework" |
1995 | The Chief | Det. Sgt. Bennet | Episode: #5.7 |
2003 | The Royal | David Stockwell | 2 episodes |
2011–2012 | Coronation Street | Edwin Soames | 7 episodes |
2011 | Casualty | Billy Waite | Episode: "Natural Selection" |
2014 | Doctors | Charlie Marshell | Episode: "Two Little Boys" |
2014 | Hollyoaks | Mr. Philpot | 2 episodes |
2018 | The Innocents | Barman | Episode: "The Start of Us" |
2018 | Press | Geoff Newman | Episode: "Don't Take My Heart, Don't Break My Heart" |
2018 | Emmerdale | Glen | 3 episodes |
2020 | Vera | Phil Annerly | Episode: "Dirty" |
2020 | Anthony | Train Guard | TV film |
2021 | The Bay | Gary | Episode: #2.5 |
2022 | Anne | Senior Officer | Episode: #1.2 |
2022 | The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe | Les Dolding | Episode: #1.2 |
2022 | The Suspect | Engineer | Episode: #1.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2012). "'Coronation Street': Update on Kirsty's parents". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Heartbeat: Who is David Lonsdale and where is he now? All you need to know". December 2020.
- ^ "Don't be fooled by Dales' 'village idiot'". 19 April 2010.
External links
[edit]- David Lonsdale at IMDb
- Don't be fooled by Dales' 'village idiot' Manchester Evening News
- David Lonsdale in Coronation Street corrie.net
- 1963 births
- Living people
- English male television actors
- People educated at King George V College
- English radio personalities
- English male film actors
- Male actors from Southport
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- English television actor stubs
- British television actor, 1960s birth stubs