Jason Durr

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Jason Durr
Born (1967-12-02) 2 December 1967 (age 57)
Singapore
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Television
Spouse
Kate Charman
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(m. 2004)​
Children3

Jason Durr (born 2 December 1967) is a British actor of theatre, television and film. Durr made his television debut as Alex Hartman in the sci-fi drama Jupiter Moon in 1990 and went on to star as Mike Bradley in the Yorkshire-based police drama series Heartbeat from 1997 until 2003. Between 2016 and 2023, he appeared in the medical drama series Casualty as David Hide.

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Early life

Durr was born on 2 December 1967 in Singapore. [1] After leaving Leighton Park School, Durr trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [2]

Career

In his early career Durr worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company under director Trevor Nunn. [3] From 1997 to 2003, he starred as Mike Bradley in the Yorkshire-based police drama series Heartbeat . [4] In 2009, he appeared in a two-part British television drama, Above Suspicion . [5] He received favourable reviews for his performance as murder suspect Alan Daniels. [6]

In 2012, Durr starred as Guy Littleton in Noël Coward's Volcano, opposite Jenny Seagrove at the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End. [7] In February 2014, Durr starred in the Michael Frayn production of Donkeys Years at the Rose Theatre in Kingston. [8] Then in March 2014, he appeared in The Mummy opposite Susie Amy at the Belgrade Theatre and then on a national tour. [9] In 2016, he joined the cast of the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Clinical Nurse Manager David Hide. In October 2022, Durr announced he was leaving Casualty after six years. [10] Durr starred as Colonel Mustard in the play Cluedo 2 in spring 2024.

Personal life

Durr has three children with his wife, television presenter and garden designer Kate Charman, [11] whom he married in 2004. [4]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleGenre
1991 Young Soul Rebels Billibud/ Lead RolePunk drama
1996 La lengua asesina JohnnySci-fi horror
2006 True True Lie Dr. Anthony/ Lead RoleThriller
2013Down DogFrank/ Lead RoleBritish comedy
2014BloodshotAndrew
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Jupiter Moon Alex HartmanLead role
1990 Iphigeneia at Aulis PotroculusTV drama (play adaptation)
1990The Paradise ClubTony Bracciola1 episode
1991 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain
1993Femme FataleDavey HartyTV series
1993 Inspector Morse John BrewsterEpisode: "Deadly Slumber"
1994 A Dark-Adapted Eye JamieTV film
1995 Sharpe's Battle Lord Kiely1 episode
1996ChristmasMartinTelevision film
1997 Bugs MarkEpisode: "Happy Ever After"
1997–2003 Heartbeat Mike BradleyLead role
2000The Wrong Side of the RainbowNickLead role
2003Winter SolsticeSam HowardLead role
2004Fooling HitlerLt. Col. StrangewaysLead role
2005 Mysterious Island PencroffLead role
2005 Summer Solstice Sam HowardLead role
2007 Numb3rs J.W. PiennarEpisode: "Robin Hood"
2009 Above Suspicion Alan DanielsLead role
2010 Agatha Christie's Marple Eddie SewardEpisode: "The Blue Geranium"
2012 Lewis DI PetersonEpisodes: "Generation of Vipers" and "The Indelible Stain"
2011 Midsomer Murders Luke ArchboldEpisode: "Fit for Murder"
2013 New Tricks Eddie TrentonEpisode: " Things Can Only Get Better"
2016–2023 Casualty David Hide Series regular
2019–2020 Holby City David HideGuest appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Durr". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "20 Questions With…Jason Durr". Whatsonstage.com. 24 November 2003.
  3. ↑ "What the stars of Heartbeat are up to now, ten years after hit ITV show ended". Gloucestershire Live . 26 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Who is Heartbeat star Jason Durr? Here's all you need to know". Hello! . 6 July 2020.
  5. ↑ TV ratings – La Plante's ITV drama grows to over 7 million viewers The Guardian. 6/1/09
  6. ↑ A catalogue of horrors trivial and profound Financial Times 10/1/09
  7. ↑ "VOLCANO, Starring Jenny Seagrove, Dawn Steele and Jason Durr, Closes on the West End, Sept 29". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rose revives Frayn's Donkey's Years with Jemma Redgrave". WhatsOnStage . 13 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Look: TV heartthrobs are stars of Belgrade Theatre show". CoventryLive . 21 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "New cast members scrub in to Casualty". BBC. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "ITV Heartbeat star's TV presenter wife he has gorgeous twins with and singer ex". MyLondon . 9 December 2021.
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