Anthony Marshall (born 14 May 1964) is a British actor, known for his roles as
Nelson
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
in ''
Life on Mars
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'' and
Noel Garcia in ''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
''. He has made appearances in numerous television series, including ''
Coronation Street
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'', ''
The Bill
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'', ''
All Quiet on the Preston Front'', ''
The Queen's Nose'', ''
Only Fools and Horses
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'' and ''
Doctors
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Titles and occupations
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* Doctor (title), an academic title for the holder of a doctoral-level degree
** Doctorate
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''.
Career
Marshall made his professional acting debut in four episodes of the
ITV soap opera ''
Coronation Street
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'', as Roy Valentine.
He appeared in three episodes of
Only Fools and Horses
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as Chris, a friend of Rodney and Mickey Pearce. The episodes in question were ''Dates'', ''Rodney Come Home'' and ''Mother Nature's Son''.
From 2006 to 2007, he portrayed the role of
Nelson
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
in the
BBC
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drama series ''
Life on Mars
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'' and the final episode of its spinoff, ''
Ashes to Ashes''.
From 2008 to 2021, he appeared in the BBC medical drama ''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' as receptionist
Noel Garcia. In an episode broadcast on 2 January 2021, Marshall's character died of
COVID-19
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. Marshall's departure was kept secret to avoid disappointment, he had played the role for 12 years. Before appearing as Noel, he made two separate guest stars. The first was in the
series eight episode "Cat In Hell" as Roy, a train conductor, and the second was in the
series eighteen episode "Second Best", where he played an unnamed parking attendant. On 14 March 2017, Marshall appeared as Noel on the sister series, ''
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...
''. He appeared in ''Holby City'' again in on 5 March 2019. In 2018, Marshall appeared in an episode of ''
Still Open All Hours
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'', as Mr. Selby.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
English male television actors
Living people
Black British male actors
1964 births
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
British people of Surinamese descent
Male actors from Oldham
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