Jeff Rawle
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| Jeff Rawle | |
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| Born | 20 July 1951 (age 57) Birmingham, England |
Jeff Rawle (born 20 July 1951) is an English actor.
Rawle was born in Birmingham, England.
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[edit] Acting career
[edit] Early career
His family moved to Sheffield and it was at High Storrs Grammar school that he first became interested in drama when he appeared in school plays. He worked at Sheffield Playhouse before going to LAMDA.
[edit] TV work
He then landed his first major role in a TV series as Billy in the TV version of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's Billy Liar alongside Colin Jeavons.
He is perhaps best known for playing the long-suffering George in the news-gathering sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey.
In 1984 he appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontios.
He appeared in Faith in the Future on ITV from 1995-1998. He also appeared in the ITV series Doc Martin as Roger Fenn.
In 2009 he made an appearance on ITV's The Bill.
[edit] Theatre
In 2008 he appeared as Gilbert Murray in the National Theatre's production of Tony Harrison's play Fram.
[edit] Film
He played Amos Diggory in the fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film).
[edit] Narration
Jeff has provided numerous narrations including A Bear Called Paddington, three series of the Duchess of York's Budgie the Little Helicopter, Stephen Hawking's Universe and Tom Fort's The Grass is Always Greener for BBC Radio 4.
[edit] Writing
Jeff is also an accomplished writer with film credits that include The Young Poisoner's Handbook in 1995 and Who Goes There?
[edit] External links
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