David Michaels (born 15 June 1964) is an English stage and screen
actor.
Career
Screen
In 1984–5, Michaels played Alexander Holroyd in the fifth series of
ITV educational drama ''
How We Used to Live''.
He played hairdresser Jon Welch in
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
between 1994 and 1996. He played Dr. Neil Bolton in the TV series
Heartbeat
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*Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system
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(1998-1999). He also appeared in the series ''
As Time Goes By'' as Harry the policeman (1998-2002). In 1991, he appeared in "Misterioso", an episode of the
BBC series ''Play on One''.
In 1993, he appeared as Mister Burger in "Money for Nothing", an episode in the fifth series of the BBC anthology series ''
Screen One''.
In 2001, he appeared in the film ''
Nowhere in Africa'', which won the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
.
In 2011, he appeared as Brian Worsley in the BBC crime drama ''
Hidden''.
In 2019 he played CS Kier Pritchard in the ITV drama ''
A Confession''.
Stage
In 1988, Michaels played Peter in
Academy Award-winner
Richard Rodgers
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' musical, ''
Babes in Arms'', in a production by the New Shakespeare Company.
In 2010, he played Saddo in ''Herding Cats'' at the
Ustinov Studio at the
Theatre Royal, Bath.
External links
*
David Michaelsat Corrie.net
at "Heartbeat" website
References
English male stage actors
English male television actors
Royal Shakespeare Company members
Living people
1964 births
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