Matthew Arthur Bardock was born in 1969 in

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. He is an English actor who is known for playing Jeff Collier in ''

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'', DS Clive Barnard in ''

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'', DS Davey Higgins in ''

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'', Albie in '' The Lakes'', Mark Craig in ''New Blood'' and DS Simon Morgan in ''Manhunt: The Nightstalker''.

Career

Bardock made his television debut in 1992, when he appeared in ''

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'' and the following year, he appeared in ''

'' as a leading gang member who set fire to the ED. In 1995, Bardock appeared in the stage production of ''Mojo'' by

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at the

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. Bardock came to notice for his role as DC Clive Barnard in the British television series ''

''. His character was the nephew of the Chief Constable. While many believe he had only got into

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through his family connections, Frost sees beyond that and takes Barnard under his wing. He was later promoted to Detective Sergeant, but was killed in the 1997 episode "No Other Love". July and August 2000 saw Bardock play the role of Danny Weir in the short-lived TV comedy ''

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''. Bardock also appeared as murder suspect Scott Burnett in ''

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'' in 2004. His character was developed and he began a relationship with PC Honey Harman and later married her, though the marriage was short-lived after it was discovered that he had murdered his first wife. His character later died in prison having hanged himself. He also appeared in ''

'' as the sadistic pornographer Jason Reynolds as well as the

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series ''

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'', in which he played registrar Peter Compton. Bardock had a small part in ITV's ''

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'' and in May 2005, he played DI Tom Wilson in ''

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''. Bardock re-joined the

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television series ''Casualty'' as paramedic Jeff Collier in February 2007 for three months, before returning to the programme in September of that year. On 30 June 2014, it was announced that Bardock would be leaving his role as Jeff – a role he played for seven years – and he was killed off in October that year. Between 31 July and 27 September 2014, he appeared in comedy play ''

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'' at the

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theatre in the

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. As of 2016 he played Mark Craig in BBC Drama ''New Blood''.

Notable roles

Film

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'' (2002) ... Man at Bar (director: Mike Leigh) *''Bollywood Queen'' (2001) ... Facer (director: Jeremy Wooding)

Television

*'' New Blood'' Mark Craig; 2016–present *''

'' Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins; 2015–2016 *'' Doctor Who'' ... Al; 2014 (director:

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) *''

New Street Law ''New Street Law'' is a British legal drama television series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One. The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and starred an ensemble cast headed by ...

'' ... Dennis Longwell; 2006 (director: David Skynner) *''

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'' ... Alex; 2006 (director: David Blair) *''

'' ... Peter; 2005 *''

'' ... Scott Burnett; 2005 *''

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'' ... Alan Ferns; 2004 (director: Tristram Powell) *''

'' ... Harry Rose; 2005 (director: Peter Smith) *''

'' ... DI Tom Wilson; 2004 (director: Martyn Friend) *''Family'' ... Inspector Mickey Fowler; 2003 (director: David Drury) *''Suspicion'' ... DS Wilmot; 2003 (director: Jamie Payne) *'' Murder in Mind'' ... Charles Merrick; 2002 (director: Coky Giedroyc) *''The Art of War'' ...Keith Reynolds; 2002 *''

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'' ... Reuben; 2001 (director: Dominic Brigstocke) *'' Murphy's Law'' ... Johnny; 2001 (director: John Strickland) *''Dirty Tricks'' ... Clive; 2000 (director: Paul Seed) *''

'' ... Daniel Weir; 2000 (director: Andy D'Emmoney) *''Last Christmas'' ... Bobby Moore; 1999 (director:

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) *''

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'' ... Rev. Ian Winfarthing in "Innocency of Life"; 14 April 1998(director: Ferdy Fairfax) *'' The Lakes'' ... Albie; 1997-1999 (director: David Blair) *''

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'' ... Jack; 1997 (director: Metin Huseyin) *''Deep Secrets'' ... Martin; 1996 (director: Diarmiud Lawrence) *''

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'' ... DI Trevor Curran; 1995 (director: Bob Bierman) *'' The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones'' ... Carl in "Attack of the Hawkmen"; 8 October 1995 (director: Ben Burtt) *''

'' ... Terry; 1993 (director: Michael Owen Morris) *''

'' ... DC Barnard; 1992 *''

'' ... Jason; 1992 (director: John Strickland) *''

'' ... Jeff Collier (2007–2014) * '' Doctors'' ...

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(2020)

Theatre

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, London; 17 January – 11 April 2015 (director: Robert Hastie) *''The Dark'' ... Barnaby;

, London; 23 March – 24 April 2004 (director: Anna Mackmin) *''Frame 312'' ... Tom and Roy; Donmar Warehouse, London; 2002 (director: Josie Rourke) *''Kick For Touch'' ... Joe; Crucible Theatre, London; 2002 (director: Josie Rourke)

References

External links

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Matt Bardock
– CV on Spotlight
HattonMcEwan.com
– profile on agent's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bardock, Matt English male television actors English male stage actors Living people 1969 births Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama