Jason Done

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Jason Done
Born (1973-04-05) 5 April 1973 (age 51)
Walkden, Lancashire
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Television Where the Heart Is (1999–2001)
Waterloo Road (2006–2013)
Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away!
Monsters Inside Me (2022)

Jason Done (born 5 April 1973), in Walkden, Lancashire, [1] is an English actor who appeared as Mordred in the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin , opposite Sam Neill. He is best known for his role as Stephen Snow in ITV drama Where The Heart Is from 1999 to 2001 and Tom Clarkson in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2013.

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Career

Where The Heart Is

Done appeared as Stephen Snow in the ITV drama series Where The Heart Is , taking over the part in series 3 from William Ash, in 1999. Stephen Snow was the son of Peggy Snow (Pam Ferris) and Vic Snow (Tony Haygarth). Done portrayed Stephen throughout Series 3, Series 4 and part of Series 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite.

Waterloo Road

On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as English teacher Tom Clarkson in the successful BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road . On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series. [2] Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw him fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil Kyle Stack (George Sampson) from committing suicide. [3] Done is the second longest serving cast member. [4]

Theatre

Done later appeared in a travelling production of Macbeth , which was held at the Royal Exchange Theatre, in Manchester.

Television

In May 2014, Done appeared as Andrew Wendell in Casualty [5] and in October 2014 as Paul Brightway in the story "The Lions of Nemea", part of series 8 of the ITV drama series Lewis . He also started in Closets, a short film. On 7 February 2016, Done appeared in the TV series Vera . In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid .

Narration

Done narrated the BBC Three documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands , its 2014 spin-off Junior Paramedics , the BBC TV series Hair , the BBC series Emergency Rescue Down Under and the Channel 5 documentaries Can't Pay We'll Take It Away , Inside Kings Cross: The Railway and Paddington Station 24/7 along with Ice Lake Rebels & the UK narration to Monsters Inside Me .

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996 The English Patient Kiss Me Soldier
1998 The Barber of Siberia Kadet
2002The King and UsReverend PhilipsTelevision film
2003SpoiltLeeTelevision film
2015ClosetsHenry CleverShort film
2019UnderwaterMr. LawlorShort film
The Road to GehennaFather TomShort film

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1994Once Upon a Time in the NorthPolicemanEpisode: "The Time Morris Launched His Boat"
Mother's RuinClive WatsonSeries regular; 6 episodes
1995Blood and PeachesGaryMiniseries; 2 episodes
Peak Practice Mark RogersEpisode: "Bedside Manners"
Class Act Douglas FewsterEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 5"
1995–1996 Coronation Street PC BathurstRecurring role; 3 episodes
1996 Fist of Fun VariousRecurring role; 2 episodes
The Bill Mark DaviesEpisode: "Cold Feet and Hot Coffee"
1997 Wokenwell PC Brian RainfordSeries regular; 6 episodes
1998 Merlin Mordred Miniseries; 2 episodes
1999–2001 Where the Heart Is Stephen SnowSeries regular; 34 episodes
2001 Band of Brothers Drunk GIEpisode: "Points"
2002 Murder Christopher MaurerMiniseries
2003 In Deep Sean DenningEpisode: "Full Disclosure"
Burn It PatRecurring role; 6 episodes
2004 Sea of Souls Mike O'ConnorEpisode: "Seeing Double"
Conviction Sol DraperMiniseries; 4 episodes
2005 No Angels SeanEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
The Golden Hour NevinEpisode: "Episode 1"
2006–2013 Waterloo Road Tom Clarkson Series regular; 158 episodes
2009–2017 Monsters Inside Me NarratorSeries regular; 70 episodes
2012 Secret State Dr. Mark AshcroftEpisode: "Episode 1"
2014 Casualty Andrew WendallEpisode: "Games for Boys"
Our Zoo Neville KellyEpisode: "The Final Decision"
Lewis Paul BrightwayEpisode: "The Lions of Nemea"
2015 Inspector George Gently Andrew CullenEpisode: "Breathe in the Air"
Prey Gary SadlerEpisode: "The Chase"
2016SavedNarratorSeries regular; 4 episodes
Vera PhilipEpisode: "Tuesday's Child"
Comedy Playhouse ElliotEpisode: "Broken Biscuits"
Suspects Grant JohnsonEpisode: "The Enemy Within"
Paranoid DennisRecurring role; 4 episodes
2017 Creeped Out AndrewEpisode: "A Boy Called Red"
2018 Moving On GaryEpisode: "Neighbour"
The Innocents Doug SquirriesRecurring role; 6 episodes
2020RunJakeMiniseries; 4 episodes
2021 Innocent Gary WalkerMiniseries; 2 episodes
Time P.O. BanksRecurring role; 2 episodes
2022 Four Lives Barking Police SergeantEpisode: "Episode 3"
Death in Paradise Connor FaircroftEpisode: "A Double Bogey"
2023 The Long Shadow Des O'BoyleEpisode: "Episode 7"
2024 Brassic KeithEpisode: "Heartbreak"

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/hospice-fair-raises-12000-864411
  2. ↑ "'Waterloo Road' exit for Tom Clarkson confirmed". Digital Spy. 10 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Waterloo Road fans left shocked by Tom Clarkson's exit drama – Metro News". Metro. 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Jason Done".
  5. ↑ "Jason Done to play doomed groom in Casualty!". whatsontv. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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