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Mark Christopher Wingett (born 1 January 1961) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as PC/DC Jim Carver in ''
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'' and ''
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'' as Mike Swann, ''
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'' as Frank Symons and '' Heartbeat'' as Terry Molloy.


Acting career

Wingett was born in
Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Borough of Melton, Melton district in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, Leicestershire, River Eye, known below Melton as the Rive ...
, Leicestershire. His father was an officer in the
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, and the family moved to wherever he was stationed, including
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and Singapore, but mostly in
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. He attended Padnell Junior School in
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, followed by Horndean Technology College (then known as Horndean Bilateral School). Wingett wanted to act from his youth and joined the
National Youth Theatre The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and charity in London, created with the aim of developing young people's artistic skills via theatrical productions and other creative endeavours. Founded in 1956 as the world ...
. His film debut came in 1979 when he played Dave, a reckless and rebellious mod, in ''
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''. In 1983 he took a minor role as a local press reporter in Channel 4's ''
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'' before making his first appearance as PC Jim Carver in " Woodentop", which became the pilot episode for ''
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''. He was one of four actors in "Woodentop" who returned in the series' first complete season. He played Jim Carver in around 780 episodes, from 1984 until his departure in 2005 which ended 21 years on The Bill. Jim Carver was central to several major plotlines on ''The Bill'', including the character's struggles with alcoholism, gambling and as a victim of domestic violence. Wingett made a brief return in March 2007 to coincide with the departure of Trudie Goodwin, then the only other remaining original cast member. In 2005 he appeared in the
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soap opera ''
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'' as Mike Swann, the father of Mickey Miller and Dawn Swann, initially for a week-long stint. He returned to the soap in late 2005, leaving in March 2006. Also in 2005 he appeared as Terry Molloy, a London gangster who had turned Queen's evidence on his cohorts following a robbery in the '' Heartbeat'' episode ''
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.'' Wingett provides the voiceover for the British television version of the hit American TV series ''
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'' aired on
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. He also appeared in the "Spartacus" episode of the BBC's ''
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'' as the gladiator trainer
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. In 2009, he appeared in the BBC daytime series '' Missing'' as Danny Hayworth alongside
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, returning to the programme for its second series in 2010. In 2018, he issued a privately-printed pamphlet 'Tattered Troubadour', a 36 page disquisition on the musician GG Allin at his own publishing house Nantz Press. In addition to acting, Wingett has directed several stage productions. In 2010, he directed the play ''Good to Firm'' by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood at the
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, South Shields. In 2000, Wingett directed the play ''Lone Star'' by James McLure, in a production which toured Australia and starred his fellow ''Bill'' cast members Russell Boulter and Huw Higginson. McKew, Maxine
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''The 7.30 Report'' (ABC TV), 18 October 2000.


Personal life

Wingett's partner is Sharon Martin,The Times BFI London Film Festival -The Last King Of Scotland: Opening Gala
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a makeup artist. They have a daughter, Jamila, and a stepson Benny from Martin's previous relationship. The couple separated in 2000 after Yvonne Williams, a fire-eater who had appeared on ''The Bill'' as an extra, went to the press detailing her affair with Wingett over a number of years, but had reconciled by 2003 after a two-year separation. They both worked on the 2012 film ''
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'', with Martin as head of the makeup department and Wingett playing the character of Thomas.Index to Motion Picture Credits: SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2012.
Wingett is a keen
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,
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,
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and wreck hunter. He started diving in 1984 at a sub-aqua club for London black cab drivers. Wingett's sister, Fiona Wingett, is a magazine editor. She was the editor of ''
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'' magazine in Australia in the mid-1990s, then returned to Britain to edit the ''Personal'' magazine for the ''
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''. His brother, Matthew Wingett, wrote several episodes of ''The Bill'' in the 1990s. His first episode, "Thicker than Water" was submitted under the false name "Matthew Brothers", so that it would not receive favourable treatment because of their relationship.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


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