Graeme Hawley (born 25 February 1975) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Dave then as DC Martin Crowe in ''

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'' and

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in the British soap ''

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''.

Career

Hawley graduated from

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Education ...

in 1996 with a degree in drama, before beginning his acting career in the theatre. He started his career off by performing on stage at the Concordia Theatre,

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whilst learning the craft of acting with Priscilla Morris at th
Hinckley Speech & Drama Studio (HSDS)
His credits have so far included police officer Martin Crowe in ITV's ''

'', as well as roles in '' Shameless'' (

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) and '' A Touch of Frost'' (ITV). He played

in the long-running soap opera ''

'' from March 2007 to January 2008, and then returned to the role in June 2008, but then left again. Hawley once again reprised the role in March 2009. On 28 October 2011, his character died after confessing to causing the death of three other people - Colin Fishwick, Charlotte Hoyle and Joy Fishwick. On 29 May 2012, it was announced that Hawley would be playing the role of

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in the

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2012. The plays were staged during August that year. The same month, he also appeared as Dave Tandy in the sitcom '' In with the Flynns''.

Personal life

Hawley is married and has two children; a daughter born in 2009 and a son in 2011.

Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

* Living people 1975 births Male actors from Coventry Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University English male soap opera actors {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub