Jon Iles

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Jon Iles
Born (1954-05-17) 17 May 1954 (age 70)
Occupation(s)Actor and voiceover artist
Years active1977-present
Website http://www.joniles.net/

Jon Iles (born 17 May 1954 in Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor who is best known for playing DC Mike Dashwood in The Bill from 1984 to 1992. He returned to the series in 1996, promoted to DS for the antiques squad. As well as a prolific stage career, Iles' other TV credits include To the Manor Born , The Dick Emery Show , Doctors , Crown Court , Law and Disorder , Never the Twain , Fresh Fields and Super Gran .

Formerly a member of the Special Air Service, Iles worked as a military, weapons, and warfare consultant for multiple movies, including The Suicide Squad and some Mad Max films. [1] Originally an off-camera crew member, Iles joined Mad Max: Fury Road as the character Ace, a rig warboy. [2] He also played a warboy in the movie's prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

He now specialises in voiceover work for websites, training courses, documentaries, and company videos, working from a recording studio in Devon. In 2016, he voiced a character for the video game "Enderal" and in 2017, he voiced the UK TV campaign for the martial arts movie Blade of the Immortal . [3]

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References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7485089/
  2. https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Ace
  3. "Home". joniles.net.