Mark Jordon
Mark Jordon (born 25 January 1965) is an English actor, best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in the British television series Heartbeat, which he left in 2007. A documentary, Heartbeat - Farewell Phil was broadcast later on Christmas Day[1] where he was husband to barmaid Gina (Tricia Penrose).
Mark Jordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Jordon 25 January 1965 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Partner(s) | Laura Norton |
| Children | 3 |
His debut as director came with the short film To The Sea Again, which played in many festivals and made it to the final of the Angel Film Festival London[2] and Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.
On 8 July 2014, Jordon joined the cast of Emmerdale in the short term role of Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member, until Daz was written out on 31 January 2019.
Personal life
Jordon married actress Siobhan Finneran in 1997 divorcing in 2014; they have two children.[3]
Mark's current partner is Emmerdale co-star Laura Norton. On 24 August 2020, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. Baby Boy born February 2021
In July 2018, he was arrested on suspicion of assault.[4] In October 2018, he was charged with grievous bodily harm and assault.[5] In November 2018, he pleaded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial.[6] In August 2019, he was found not guilty at trial of all charges and therefore proved he acted in self-defence.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1985 | How We Used to Live | Dave/Sentry | TV series (5 episodes) |
| 1985 | Seaview | Ian | TV series (1 episode: "Growing Pains") |
| Number One | Hooligan | Film | |
| 1986 | EastEnders | Youth | TV series (1 episode) |
| Strike It Rich! | Grolly | TV series (4 episodes) | |
| Scene | TV series (1 episode: "Too Nice By Half!") | ||
| 1987–1988 | Coronation Street | PC Wilson | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 1989 | 4 Play | Des | TV series (1 episode: "Dawn and the Candidate") |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | D.S. Keith Farrington | TV film |
| Made in Heaven | Malcolm | TV series (1 episode: "A Fair Mix Up") | |
| All Creatures Great and Small | PC Hicks | TV series (1 episode: "Food for Thought") | |
| Medics | Steve | TV series (1 episode: "Annie") | |
| 1991 | Waterfront Beat | TV series (1 episode: "Acid Ship") | |
| The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | George | TV series (1 episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery") | |
| Bread | Wagger | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 7.6") | |
| 1992–2007 | Heartbeat | PC Phil Bellamy | TV series (Series Regular, 324 episodes) |
| 1994 | Earthfasts | PC Hunter | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.1") |
| 2003–2004 | The Royal | PC Phil Bellamy | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2009 | Casualty | Tim Holdsworth | TV series (1 episode: "Not Wisely But Too Well") |
| 2012 | Hollyoaks | Mr Sykes | TV series (2 Episodes) |
| 2013 | Doctors | Darren Compton | TV series (1 Episode "Through a Glass Darkly") |
| Casualty | Richard Patterson | TV series (1 Episode "You Always Hurt The One You Love") | |
| 2014 | Halcyon Heights | Rupert | Film |
| Coronation Street | Graham Naisby | TV series (2 Episodes) | |
| Rocket's Island | Peter | TV series 13 episodes | |
| 2014, 2017–2019 | Emmerdale | Daz Spencer | TV series (Series Regular, 161 Episodes) |
| 2017 | Casualty | Harry Beatty | TV series (1 Episode "Sleeping with the Enemy") |
References
- LocateTV Archived 2016-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- WriteOutLoud
- Downton Abbey - The Farce Factor from RTÉ
- Lindsay, Duncan (15 July 2018). "Emmerdale star Mark Jordon arrested for 'attacking and biting an OAP'". Metro. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Emmerdale star Mark Jordon charged with GBH and assault". BBC News. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- "Emmerdale star Mark Jordon denies Oldham pensioner pub assault". BBC News. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Mark Jordon: Emmerdale actor cleared of pub attack". BBC News. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
- Mark Jordon at IMDb