Jonathan Kerrigan

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Jonathan Kerrigan
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Born (1972-10-14) 14 October 1972 (age 51)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972) is an English actor well known for various leading roles on TV including In the Club , Casualty , Heartbeat , Merseybeat, The Five and Reach For The Moon. Films include Diana , FLiM, The Somnambulists ,The Best Possible Taste and The Santa Incident. He wrote and composed and starred in the short film, Fellow Creatures which has had some success in the festival circuit. He is also a musician and has composed for both television and film. [1]

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Career

He had his screen debut in the Chemical Brothers music video, Life Is Sweet. [1] In Peak Practice he played climber Ewan Harvey.

From 1996 to 1999 he played a Project 2000 nurse, Sam Colloby, in BBC medical drama Casualty .

In 2001, as well as starring in Merseybeat as Police Constable Steve Traynor, Kerrigan also composed the theme tune. [2]

On 5 September 2004, Kerrigan made his first appearance as police constable Rob Walker in the British popular and long-running primetime television drama series Heartbeat , set in the 1960s in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Rob was an extremely popular character and was always in the thick of the action, including having a relationship with Helen Trent (played by Sophie Ward) who was separated but still married at the time. They went on to get married but Helen was tragically killed in an explosion in the Police House, which left Rob devastated. In April 2007, Kerrigan announced his decision to quit his role as PC Rob Walker in Heartbeat. Scottish actor Joseph McFadden replaced him as village constable Joe Mason in the following series of the show. Kerrigan's departure marked the end of another chapter in the series history, as the viewers of the show saw PC Rob Walker ride off on his motorcycle into the sunset at the end of Series 16.

In May 2010, he appeared in episode 21 of the seventh series of the US crime drama NCIS playing the character Rex Carhartt. [3]

In 2012, he appeared in a Richard Jobson film called The Somnambulists about British servicemen and women reflecting on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War. [4] He composed some of the original music for the film including the opening title sequence. [1]

Also in 2012, he played John Alkin in BBC Four's The Best Possible Taste, a biography of Kenny Everett, [5] as well as appearing in the film Diana which starred Naomi Watts and was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. [6] The film was released in 2013.

In 2014, he played Neil in In the Club , returning for Series 2, in 2016.

He also appeared in and wrote original music for an ongoing film project called FLiM by Raffaello Degruttola.

2015 was a busy year for Kerrigan. He filmed a ten-part drama for SKY 1 called The Five written by Harlen Coben playing American businessman Stuart Carew. He also filmed series 2 of In the Club , both of which are to be screened in 2016.

Kerrigan and his wife both appeared in Death in Paradise “Murder Most Animal” (S8:E2) in 2019. She played his wife. In 2021 he played Richard in 4th season of Kay Mellor's the Syndicate.

Personal life

In the 1990s, Kerrigan dated his Casualty co-star, Claire Goose. In 2011, he married actress Shelley Conn. In 2012 they had a son. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001TalkRobertShort film
2010The Santa IncidentHankTelevision film
CharlieJurgenShort film
2011The SomnambulistsMan 4
2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryJohn AlkinTelevision film
2013 Diana Colin
2014Flim: The MovieNathan Saunders
2017 55 Steps Dr. Bardy
2021Fellow CreaturesTomShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Peak Practice Ewan HarveyEpisode: "A New Life"
1996–1999 Casualty Sam CollobySeries regular; 77 episodes
1999 Holby City Sam CollobyEpisode: "Happy Families"
2000Reach for the MoonPaul MartinMiniseries; 6 episodes
The Knock Rob MaguireRecurring role; 2 episodes
A Dinner of HerbsRoddy GreenbankMiniseries; 4 episodes
2001–2003 Merseybeat PC Steve TraynorSeries regular; 30 episodes
2002 Having It Off NickyMiniseries
2004 The Afternoon Play Ian ParnellEpisode: "Drive"
2004–2007 Heartbeat PC Rob WalkerSeries regular; 72 episodes
2010 Doctors Luke RadcliffeEpisode: "Catching"
NCIS Rex CarharttEpisode: "Obsession"
Emmerdale Prosecution BarristerRecurring role; 4 episodes
2014–2016 In the Club NeilSeries regular; 11 episodes
2016 The Five Stuart CarewMiniseries; 6 episodes
2017 Stan Lee's Lucky Man JonnyRecurring role; 7 episodes
2018 Hackerville Darius WebberlyEpisode: "Wollen wir spilen?"
2019 Death in Paradise Xander ShepherdEpisode: "Murder Most Animal"
Pandora Seeker Creston HubbellRecurring role; 3 episodes
2021 The Syndicate RichardRecurring role; 4 episodes
Crime Mark McKendrickRecurring role; 4 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "BDi Composer". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ↑ BBC Drama Faces - Jonathan Kerrigan, Bbc.co.uk,, retrieved 24 September 2008
  3. ↑ "Obsession". IMDb.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Somnambulists". IMDb.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story". IMDb.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Diana". IMDb.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Nutkins, Kirsty (21 September 2013). "Star of Mistress and By Any Means Shelley Conn tells of her secret marriage". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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