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Michael Troughton | |
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Alma mater | Open University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, teacher, writer |
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Children | 2 |
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Relatives | David Troughton (brother) Sam Troughton (nephew) Jim Troughton (nephew) William Troughton (nephew) Harry Melling (nephew) |
Michael Troughton (born 2 March 1955) is an English actor, teacher and writer. He is best known for his television roles including Melish in Minder and Sir Piers Fletcher-Dervish in The New Statesman .
Troughton was born as the son of actor Patrick Troughton and the younger brother of actor David Troughton.
Troughton has appeared in many film, television and theatre roles, most notably as Melish in Minder and Sir Piers Fletcher-Dervish in The New Statesman from 1987 to 1992. Troughton also starred in the first series of Backs to the Land . His more recent roles include senior science master Derek Halliday in the Taggart episode "Out of Bounds", a therapist in the fourth series of Cold Feet , and Mr Mermagen in Enigma .
Troughton obtained a science degree from the Open University. He then taught physics at Sir John Leman school in Beccles for two years, before moving to Woodbridge School to become Head of Drama. [1]
Troughton's biography of his father, Patrick Troughton, published by Hirst Publishing, was launched at the 2011 Dimensions Convention in Newcastle in November 2011. In 2013, he returned to acting, appearing in the ITV series Breathless . He has also completed a number of audio dramatisations for Big Finish.
Troughton appeared in the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special Last Christmas as Professor Albert. [2]
Troughton is now an approved Amazon ACX audible producer and works on audio books, voiceovers and narrations from his studio in Suffolk.
Troughton married Caroline M. Marston in 1981; they had a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Sally. The family moved to Suffolk from London in 1988. [1]
Troughton remarried in 2019 to Roxana Mohabaty.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2013 | Doctor Who: The Lost Stories | Lords of the Red Planet | Quendril | |
2014 | Counter-Measures: Series 3 | Ridley / Roderick Purton / Worker 1 / Beresford / German Guard | ||
2015 | Doctor Who: The Novel Adaptations | The Romance of Crime | Menlove Stokes | |
The Well-Mannered War | ||||
2019 | Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 5 | Episode "Primord" | General Sharp | |
2022 | Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures | The Annihilators | Second Doctor | |
Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Adventures | Beyond War Games | Takes place past the events of The War Games, acting as Season 6B | ||
2023 | Doctor Who: The Audio Novels | The Dead Star | Narrator | |
Doctor Who: Once and Future | Episode "Past Lives" | Second Doctor | ||
Episode "The Artist at the End of Time" | ||||
Episode "A Genius for War" | ||||
Episode "The Union" | ||||
Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Adventures | James Robert McCrimmon | |||
2024 | Conspiracy of Raven | |||
Doctor Who: The Lost Stories | Operation Werewolf | |||
Deathworld | Adapted from the original script for The Three Doctors | |||
The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 3: No Place Like Home | Episode "The House Guest" | |||
2025 | Zygon Century: Infiltration | Episode "Double Agent" | ||
Doctor Who: Classic Doctors, New Monsters: Faithful Friends | Episode: "The Krillitane Feint" | |||
Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Adventures: 2025 (Title TBA) | Releasing later this year |