David Michaels (actor)

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David Michaels (born 15 June 1964) is an English stage and screen actor. [1]

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Career

Screen

In 1984–5, Michaels played Alexander Holroyd in the fifth series of ITV educational drama How We Used to Live . [2] He played hairdresser Jon Welch in Coronation Street between 1994 and 1996. He played Dr. Neil Bolton in the TV series Heartbeat (1998-1999). He also appeared in the series As Time Goes By as Harry the policeman (1998-2002). In 1991, he appeared in "Misterioso", an episode of the BBC series Play on One. [2] In 1993, he appeared as Mister Burger in "Money for Nothing", an episode in the fifth series of the BBC anthology series Screen One . [2] In 2001, he appeared in the film Nowhere in Africa , which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [3] In 2011, he appeared as Brian Worsley in the BBC crime drama Hidden . [3] In 2019 he played CS Kier Pritchard in the ITV drama A Confession .

Stage

In 1988, Michaels played Peter in Academy Award-winner Richard Rodgers' musical, Babes in Arms , in a production by the New Shakespeare Company. [1] [2] In 2010, he played Saddo in Herding Cats at the Ustinov Studio at the Theatre Royal, Bath. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "David Michaels - Our Heritage - Open Air Theatre". openairtheatreheritage.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Storey, David (15 December 2016). The Changing Room. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   9781350013827 . Retrieved 3 October 2018 via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Ahmad, Aamina (14 March 2016). The Dishonoured. Oberon Books. ISBN   9781783192984 . Retrieved 3 October 2018 via Google Books.
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