Michael Begley (actor)

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Michael Begley
Occupation Actor
Years active1996-

Michael Begley is a British television and theatre actor and writer. [1]

Begley has written two stage plays: Martha Loves Michael, which was co-written with Sally Abbott, and The Guys. He wrote the television series Cowboys and Indians with Abbott and Jon Sen, and has written several episodes of EastEnders . He won Best Newcomer at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 1996 for his roles in The Tempest , Wildest Dreams and Life of Galileo , and was nominated in the TMA Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2002. His television and film acting roles include Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise , Bob & Rose , City Central , William and Mary , Being Human , and most recently, an episode of EastEnders, which he also wrote. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Filmography

List of television and film roles [2] [3]
TitleYearRoleNote
London's Burning 1996Teflon1 episode
The Bill 1996, 2004, 2008Lee Gallagher, Jonas Finch, Sammo Taylor4 episodes
This Life 1997Terry Cole1 episode
McLibel! 1997John Bruton1 episode
The Grand 1998Jim Craig9 episodes
Grafters 1998Terry1 episode
City Central 1998–2000PC Richard Law31 episodes
Heartbeat 2001Chris Draycott1 episode
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise 2001PeteTV film
Bob & Rose 2001Carl Smith
In Deep 2002Grendel2 episodes
The Stretford Wives 2002MurrayTV film
The Royal 2003Patrick Barrie1 episode
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention 2003PC Jim Sellers
Dalziel and Pascoe 2005Carl Watmough2 episodes: "Heads You Lose"
Wire in the Blood 2005Michael Stocks1 episode
William and Mary 2003–05Rick Stroud18 episodes
Eleventh Hour 2006Ned1 episode
Agatha Christie's Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs2006Ethan MaxwellTV film
Doctors 2006, 2009–10Kieran Hartley, Henry Salisbury11 episodes
The Last Detective 2007Daniel Boden1 episode
Holby City 2007, 2012Hal Bonner, Gavin Flett2 episodes
The Children2008DS Bliss2 episodes
Silent Witness 2008Danny Edwards2 episodes
Minder 2009Orson1 episode
Being Human 2009–10Chaplain2 episodes
Casualty 2010Ian Dennis2 episodes
Doctor Who 2011, 2020Mulligan, All Ears Allan2 episodes: "The Curse of the Black Spot", "Fugitive of the Judoon"
Switch 2012David1 episode
EastEnders [4] 2013 Mr Garner 1 episode
Vera 2019Jason Hay1 episode "Dirty"

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  4. 1 2 Director: John Greening; Executive Producer: Lorraine Newman; Writer: Michael Begley (11 March 2013). "Episode dated 11/03/2013". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.