Michael French | |
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Born | Michael Clark 17 September 1962 (age 62) [1] Bow, London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983– |
Michael French (born Michael Clark, 17 September 1962) is an English actor, known for his roles as David Wicks in EastEnders ; Nick Jordan, a consultant and Clinical Lead, Senior Consultant in emergency medicine in Casualty and former cardiothoracic registrar in its spin-off series Holby City ; and Jeff Slade in the BBC sci-fi crime series Crime Traveller .
Michael French was born Michael Clark in Bow, London, on 17 September 1962. [1] [2] He appeared in school productions and shows put on by a local drama club. [2] When he was 20, French worked as an entertainer at the Holiday Club International in Majorca. [2] When he returned to Britain, at the age of 22, French got his first acting break in the musical Godspell at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford, east London. [2] He spent the next three years touring in small productions before becoming disillusioned with his lack of success and taking a job as an air steward for British Airways. [2] Later, French quit his job with British Airways, began studying acting at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and graduated in 1992. [2]
In 1993, an EastEnders casting agent saw him performing in Les Misérables in London's West End and he was cast as David Wicks in the BBC soap opera EastEnders . [1] [3] He appeared in EastEnders between 1993 and 1996, and later reprised his role in 2012 for the departure of Pam St Clement who played his on-screen mother Pat Butcher, and again between 2013 and 2014. [4] [5] [6] He also appeared as Nick Jordan in Casualty and its spin-off programme Holby City , between 1998 and 2000, returning to the role in Casualty between 2006 and 2013. [7] [8] [9]
Other television work included Crime Traveller (1997), [10] and Born and Bred (2002-2004). [11] His other theatre work included Sacred Heart (1999), [3] [12] Art (2000), [13] Chicago (2004), [14] and The Sound of Music (2014). [15] In July 2024, it was announced that French would be reprising his role of David Wicks in EastEnders for a short stint later in the year. [16]
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1993–1996, 2012–2014, 2024 | EastEnders | David Wicks | Series regular (463 episodes) |
1997 | Crime Traveller | Detective Jeff Slade | 8 part series |
1998, 2008–2013 | Casualty | Nick Jordan | Series regular |
1999–2000, 2006, 2010 | Holby City | ||
2001 | The Fabulous Bagel Boys | DS Alexander Murchison | |
The Gentleman Thief | Ellis Bride | ||
2004 | The Afternoon Play | Hardy Rose | 1 episode: "Sons, Daughters and Lovers" |
2001–2004 | Born and Bred | Dr. Tom Gilder | Series regular |
2005 | Casualty@Holby City | Nick Jordan | 2 episodes: "Deny Thy Father" (Parts 1&2) |
2006 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Gary Lescott | 1 episode: "Wrong Time, Wrong Place" |
2018 | Bargain Hunt | Self | 1 episode |