Mark Jordon (born 25 January 1965) is an English actor, best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in the British television series ''
Heartbeat'', until he left the role in 2007. A documentary, ''Heartbeat – Farewell Phil'', was broadcast on Christmas Day. His character was married to another popular character, Gina (
Tricia Penrose).
Jordon made his directoral debut with the short film ''To The Sea Again'', which played at many festivals, making it to the final of the Angel Film Festival London and
Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.
On 8 July 2014, Jordon joined the cast of ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...
'' in the short term role of
Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member until 20 December 2024.
He is also known for his guest role as Connor Colman in BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', and as Ray Wood in ITV's ''The Long Shadow''.
Jordon's wife is his ''Emmerdale'' co-star
Laura Norton, alongside whom he also appeared in the ITV reality show ''Drama Queens''.
Personal life
Jordon married actress
Siobhan Finneran in 1997; they divorced in 2014. They have two children together.
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His current wife is ''Emmerdale'' co-star
Laura Norton. On 24 August 2020, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. On 29 January 2021, Norton gave birth to a son named Jesse. In November 2022, she gave birth to their daughter.
In July 2018, Jordon was arrested on suspicion of
assault
In the terminology of law, an assault is the act of causing physical harm or consent, unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may ...
.
In October 2018, he was charged with
grievous bodily harm
Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm (often abbreviated to GBH) is a term used in English criminal law to describe the severest forms of battery. It refers to two offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the ...
and assault.
In November 2018, Jordon
plea
In law, a plea is a defendant's response to a criminal charge. A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. Depending on jurisdiction, additional pleas may be available, including '' nolo contendere'' (no contest), no case to answer (in the ...
ded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial. In August 2019, he was found not guilty of all charges.
Filmography
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
English male soap opera actors
People acquitted of assault
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
Male actors from Oldham
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