Patrick Robinson | |
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| Born | 6 November 1963 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Children | 4 |
Patrick Robinson (born 6 November 1963) [1] is a British actor best known for his work in the long-running medical drama series Casualty on BBC One. He played Martin "Ash" Ashford who was, in the early years of the show, a staff nurse and then a charge nurse. In later years he returned to the role after Ashford had become a Consultant.
Robinson was the fifth of seven children born to a Jamaican-immigrant electrician father and his English-born wife. [2] Robinson joined the South East London School Drama Group aged 14. The cousin of footballer and TV personality Ian Wright, [3] Robinson was offered a trial at Southampton F.C., which he turned down to attend additional drama classes. [2]
After studying architecture for a year, he left to join the Robert Stigwood organisation as a messenger boy. [2] He then graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [2]
On graduation he started his career in theatre, and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, spending two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon and then two in London. [2]
Robinson left the RSC to join the cast of Casualty as the character Martin "Ash" Ashford, a nurse, beginning in 1990. [4] He left the series but returned in 2013-14 to reprise the Ashford role as a Consultant. [5] He returned to Casualty in 2016 as part of the anniversary celebrations.
Robinson played CIA agent Leon Washington in the 2003 action film Belly of the Beast , alongside Steven Seagal. [6]
He appeared in an episode in the last series of the popular CBBC drama The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV Series) as Crash Daniels's abusive father Theo.
In late 2007, he played former slave Thomas Peters who went on to become a leader in Sierra Leone, in a stage adaptation of Rough Crossings by historian Simon Schama at the Liverpool Playhouse. [7]
From 2008 he appeared as Detective Constable Jacob Banks in the ITV police drama The Bill . [8] In 2009 he participated in Let's Dance for Comic Relief with Lisa Maxwell dancing a routine based on Riverdance .
In March 2011, he was appearing as a German cavalry officer 'Friedrich' in the New London Theatre production of War Horse.
In 2013, Patrick participated in the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing . His dance partner was Anya Garnis, a new professional dancer that year. They were voted out in the semi-final. He played Gregory Brantner in Schooled for Murder, a two part episode of Midsomer Murders (2013, S15). In September 2015, he joined series 5 of Sky 1's Mount Pleasant as Policeman Cameron Miller, and returned for series 6 in September 2016. In March 2020 he played Marcus Ormansby, a novelist, in “The Trouble with Maggie Cole” an ITV drama with Dawn French. In June 2020 Patrick played Anthony Bryan in “Sitting in Limbo”, a feature-length factual BBC One drama about the Windrush scandal. In January 2021, he guest starred in Death in Paradise (S10:E1) as TV host Garfield Tourné. He played Father Benedict in Season 5 of The Last Kingdom, in 2022.
In 2022 he played suspect Lloyd Anderson in series 7 of Shetland.
Married, the couple have three daughters and one son. The family lives in Stratford-upon-Avon. [2]
A supporter of football club Arsenal F.C., where his cousin Ian Wright played, Robinson has played regularly for the club's ex-pro and celebrity team. He also plays street hockey with the Ashmead Cruisers, a team that he co-founded in 1980. The team was the runner-up in the national street hockey tournament twice in the 1980s. [2]
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Martin "Ash" Ashford is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Casualty, played by Patrick Robinson. He first appears in the series five episode "Penalty", originally broadcast on 7 September 1990. The character is introduced as a staff nurse at Holby City Hospital's emergency department (ED). Robinson was cast in 1990 and was surprised to receive a call for the role. Ash is characterised as a man of principle with high aspirations and a caring nature. He is well-respected in the department, where he also serves as the union representative. The character's early stories involve his relationship with student Nikki Wyatt, which ends when she aborts their baby, and his promotions to senior staff nurse and charge nurse.
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