Martin Herdman

Martin Herdman

Personal information
Full name	Martin John Herdman
Born	(1956-07-24) 24 July 1956 (age 68) Chertsey, Middlesex, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1980–84 Fulham RLFC 92 14 0 2 90 1984(loan) → Leigh Total 92 14 0 2 90 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1981–82 Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] [2]

Martin Herdman (born 24 July 1956) is an English actor, boxer and former professional rugby league footballer. ^[3]

Sporting career

Herdman was a boxer for several years, and won the South West London ABA Heavyweight Championship in 1978. ^[4] He also represented England in international matches against Kenya and Hungary. ^[3]

Herdman also played rugby league as a second-row, ^{[2] [5]} playing at representative level for Wales, and club level for Fulham RLFC. He won three caps for Wales while at Fulham from 1981 to 1982. ^[2]

In 1984, Herdman went to America after being given a tryout as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, but was cut from their roster. ^[6]

Acting career

Herdman has played regular parts in Bramwell , Coronation Street , Family Affairs , Soldier Soldier , Drop the Dead Donkey , Silent Witness , Wycliffe , The Bill and Midsomer Murders . ^[7] He played the lead role in the 2018 feature film Sink, written and directed by Mark Gillis. ^[8]

Personal life

Herdman is the father of four sons, the youngest of whom is actor Joshua Herdman of the Harry Potter films. ^[9] He ran the Herdman Family Carpet Shop in St Margarets from 1999–2020. ^[10] The business went into insolvency in 2022. ^[11]

References

1. Farrar, Dave; Lush, Peter (2000). From Fulham to Wembley : 20 years of Rugby League in London. London: London League Publications. ISBN   978-0952606444.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Emery, David (1984). Who's Who In Rugby League. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN   978-0-356-10436-2.
4. "1978 ABA Championships" (PDF). boxinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
5. Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN   978-1-903659-49-6
6. "Rugby player Herdman sliced from KC roster". Lawrence Journal-World. 20 July 1984. p. 18.
7. "Biography at martinherdman.com". martinherdman.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
8. "Sink". Rotten Tomatoes .
9. Early, Chas (27 February 2018). "Who is Marcella star Josh Herdman? Everything you need to know about the Eric actor". BT.com.
10. "Star of Harry Potter comes a cropper after falling off his chopper". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
11. "THE HERDMAN FAMILY CARPET SHOP LIMITED insolvency - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

• Boxing record for Martin Herdman from BoxRec (registration required)
• Biography at martinherdman.com
• Martin Herdman at IMDb