Reece Dinsdale (born 6 August 1959) is an English actor and director. His credits include '' Threads'' (1984), '' A Private Function'' (1984), '' Winter Flight'' (1984), ''

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'' (1985—1990), ''

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'' (1990), '' ID'' (1994), ''

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'' (1996), '' Murder in Mind'' (2000), '' Spooks'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), '' Ahead of the Class'' (2005), '' Love Lies Bleeding'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), '' The Chase'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008), '' Midnight Man'' (2008), ''

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'' (2008—2010), '' Moving On'' (2011), '' Waterloo Road'' (2011), '' The Knife That Killed Me'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2020—2021).

Early life

Dinsdale was born in

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. He was just 12 years old when he played the lead role in Tom Sawyer at Normanton Grammar School. Dinsdale trained at the

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from 1977, graduating in 1980.

Career

After initially working in theatre in

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and

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and at the

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, Dinsdale got his first TV role in the Granada thriller ''Knife Edge'' in 1981. He followed this up by appearing in ''Out on the Floor'' a single drama for the BBC, in 1982. This led to him being cast as Albert in '' Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime'' series for ITV in 1982. More theatre followed with ''Beethoven's Tenth'' with

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at the

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, London and the highly acclaimed ''Red Saturday'' at the

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. He played Jimmy Kemp in '' Threads'' (1984), a-soon-to-be-father and husband caught up in a nuclear attack on

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. 1984 also saw Dinsdale appearing in one of his first feature films,

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's '' A Private Function'', and the TV movie '' Winter Flight'' opposite Nicola Cowper. ''Glamour Night'', another single drama for the BBC, followed in 1984 before Dinsdale was cast as Matthew Willows in the British sitcom ''

'' written by

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and co-starring

John Thaw John Edward Thaw (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor in television, stage and cinema, best known for his television roles starring as Detective Inspector Jack Regan in '' The Sweeney'' (1975—78) and as Detective Chief ...

. Dinsdale played Thaw's unruly teenage son Matthew who comes to live with his estranged father after his mother throws him out. Interspersed with this were many appearances on stage, including the award-winning play '' Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme'' at the Hampstead Theatre, London, in 1986, ''Woundings'' and ''

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'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and ''Old Year's Eve'' at the

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. On television he had leading roles in the three-part series ''Take Me Home'', and ''

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'', and the single drama ''Coppers'' opposite

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. He also played Fearnot in Jim Henson's ''The Storyteller''. Dinsdale played the leading role of Jack Rover in ''Wild Oats'' in the inaugural production at the newly built

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in 1990. He then appeared in '' Young Catherine'', a miniseries in which he played the Grand Duke Peter. He then appeared at the National Theatre in David Hare's '' Racing Demon''. From 1990 to 1992, he co-starred in ''

'', a comedy set in the late 18th century. In 1994, he played the leading role in '' ID'', a British feature film charting the demise of a police officer who goes undercover to root out a firm of football hooligans. Based on a true story, Dinsdale won the International Critics Award for best actor at the

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. Dinsdale has continued to play leading roles on both stage and screen. Highlights include two series of '' Thief Takers'' in which he played the central role of Charlie Scott, and

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's film of ''

'' in which he played Guildenstern opposite

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's Rosencrantz. He guested in '' Spooks'', ''

'', '' Murder in Mind'', ''

''. Dinsdale starred opposite

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in the ITV drama '' Ahead of the Class'' and played Robert in ''

'' for the BBC (directed by Marc Munden). He starred in two series of '' The Chase'' (also for the BBC) and in two thrillers for ITV, '' Love Lies Bleeding'' and '' Midnight Man''. From 2008 to 2010, he played Joe McIntyre, in the long running soap ''

'' to Since then he filmed leading guest roles in '' Waterloo Road'', ''

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'' and '' Moving On''. He played Doctor Wengel in Ibsen's ''The Lady From the Sea'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. In 2013, Dinsdale played the role of Walter Harrison in James Graham's hit play ''This House'' on the Olivier stage at the National Theatre, directed by Jeremy Herrin. In 2014, he appeared in the feature film '' The Knife That Killed Me'' and played

in Bennett's autobiographical play ''Untold Stories'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. In 2015, Dinsdale played the central role of George Jones in Headlong's national tour of Sir David Hare's play ''The Absence of War'', once again directed by Jeremy Herrin. In October 2015 Dinsdale played the title role in Shakespeare's ''

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'' at The West Yorkshire Playhouse. He has an extensive list of BBC Radio Drama credits and, in 2014, he was awarded a Yorkshire Award for Services to Arts and Entertainment. In 2015, he became the first actor to be named Associate Artist at The West Yorkshire Playhouse. In 2017, Dinsdale was made a patron of the Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax. In 2020, Dinsdale joined the ITV

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'' playing the villainous Paul Ashdale. Dinsdale left the soap in 2021 when his character was killed off in an explosion.

Directing

In January 2012 Dinsdale directed his first drama for television; a 45-minute single drama called "The Crossing" starring

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, Ramona Marquez and Susie Blake, in the ''Secrets and Words'' series for BBC1. In July and August 2014 he directed the episode "Madge" in the ''Moving On'' series starring

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and

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, again for BBC1. In May 2015, Dinsdale completed his third drama for BBC Television, "Scratch", starring Will Ash and Chris Coghill, once again for the ''Moving On'' series. Dinsdale thereafter directed a fourth TV drama, again in the ''Moving On'' series, for

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: "Eighteen", a story about the attempted deportation of an Afghan youth back to his native Kabul, starring Antonio Aakeel and Rosie Cavaliero. The series was aired in November 2016. In 2017, Dinsdale directed

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in "Lost" by Shaun Duggan for the ''Moving On'' series. He has directed several episodes of Emmerdale and announced in spring 2022 that he is to direct episodes of Coronation Street.

Writing

In 2009, Dinsdale wrote the short film ''Imaginary Friend'' which was subsequently filmed and stars Maxine Peake and Zara Turner. The film premiered on 8 May 2010 at the 360/365 Film Festival in

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Personal life

Dinsdale is a football fan and supports Huddersfield Town A.F.C. In 2017 he became a patron of the Square Chapel, an arts centre in Halifax. He is also an honorary patron of The Old Courts multi-arts centre in

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After living in London for 24 years, he married Northern Irish actress Zara Turner and they moved north back to his homeland to raise their children.

Credits (incomplete)

* 2020–2021 ''

'' (ITV) * 2017 ''The Fall of the Master Builder'' (

) * 2015 ''

'' (

) * 2015 '' The Absence of War'' ( Headlong theatre tour) * 2014 ''Untold Stories'' (

) * 2014 '' The Knife That Killed Me'' (Green Screen Productions feature film) * 2013 ''This House'' ( National Theatre) * 2011 '' Moving On'' (LA Productions for BBC1) * 2011 '' Waterloo Road'' (

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) * 2010 ''The Lady From The Sea'' (Theatre at the

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)
''

'' ( STV ITV) * 2009 ''Acid Burn'' (Red Productions short film) * 2008–2010 ''

'' (ITV) * 2008 ''

'' (BBC TV)
'' Midnight Man'' (ITV) * 2007 '' The Chase'' (BBC) * 2006 ''

'' (BBC TV)
''

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'' episode " The Cave Woman" (BBC TV)
'' The Chase'' (BBC TV) * 2006 '' Love Lies Bleeding'' (ITV) * 2004 '' Ahead of the Class'' (ITV)
''The Trouble with George'' (BBC)
''

'' (BBC TV)
''Rabbit on the Moon'' (Headgear Films feature film) * 2003 '' Spooks'' (BBC TV) * 2002 '' Born and Bred'' (BBC TV) * 2001 ''The Investigation'' (Canadian TV/BBC) '' In Deep'' (BBC)
* 2000 '' Murder in Mind'' (BBC TV)
Visiting Mr. Green'' (West Yorkshire Playhouse) * 1999 ''

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'' (

King's Head Theatre The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. The original venue was the oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. In 2024, the pub theatre, and the King's Head Theatre now operates from a purpose-b ...

) * 1998 ''Love You, Too'' (

Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. Artistic Directors * Brian McDermott ...

) * 1997 ''Romance and Rejection'', Feature Film * 1996 '' Thief Takers'' (second series) (ITV)
''

'' (Fishmonger Films feature film)
''

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'' (

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short film) * 1995 ''

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'' (ITV)
''Thief Takers'' (ITV) * 1994 ''Morning and Evening'' (

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)
'' Mirandolina'' (

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theatre)
'' ID'' (Parallax Pictures feature film) * 1993 ''A Going Concern'' (Hampstead Theatre)
''Report Writing'' (Video Arts Ltd. instructional video) * 1992 '' Full Stretch'' (ITV)
''

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'' (

) * 1991 '' Racing Demon'' (National Theatre)
''

Playboy of the Western World ''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. The work is considered a centerpiece of the Irish Literary Revival move ...

'' (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
'' Young Catherine'' (American/Canadian TV mini-series) * 1990 ''

'' (ITV)
'' Wild Oats'' (West Yorkshire Playhouse) * 1989 ''Boys Mean Business'' (Bush Theatre)
''Home to Roost'' (series 4) (ITV)
''

'' (BBC) * 1988 ''

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'' ( Nuffield Theatre, Southampton)
'' Take Me Home'' (BBC TV) * 1987 ''Old Years Eve'' (

)
''

'' (Theatre at the Royal Exchange, Manchester)
''Coppers'' (BBC)
''Home to Roost'' (series 3) (ITV) * 1986 '' Woundings'' (Theatre at the Royal Exchange, Manchester)
'' The Storyteller'' (Channel 4)
'' Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme'' (Hampstead Theatre)
''Home to Roost'' (series 2) (ITV) * 1985 '' Bergerac'' (S4E7 "The Tennis Racket" BBC TV)
''

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'' (ITV)
''

Home To Roost ''Home to Roost'' is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television between 19 April 1985 and 19 January 1990. Written by Eric Chappell, it stars John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his teenaged son Matthew. The premise is tha ...

'' (ITV) * 1984 ''Glamour Night'' (BBC)
''

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Series 4, Ep 9, Willesden Suite.'' (ITV)
'' A Private Function'' ( Handmade Films feature film)
''Winter Flight'' (Channel 4)
'' Threads'' (BBC TV) * 1983–1984 ''Red Saturday'' (

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) * 1983 ''Beethoven's Tenth'' (

) * 1982 '' The Secret Adversary'' (ITV)
'' Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime'' (ITV)
''Out on the Floor'' (BBC) * 1981 '' Knife Edge'' (ITV) * 1980–1981 Exeter

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Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre ...

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