Ray Ashcroft
Raymond John Ashcroft is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000, and Ronnie Marsden on Emmerdale from March to December 2003. In the late 1970s Ashcroft was the frontman of The Push, a Sheffield band. He started acting in repertory theatre before working in television and film productions. He played Ringo Starr in the biopic TV film Birth of the Beatles (1979),and he has also appeared in various television productions including Coronation Street. Ashcroft played DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000 before portraying Ronnie Madsen in Emmerdale (2003). In 2018, he portrayed Tom Jackson, a Yorkshire miner, in the play On Behalf of The People. In 2021, he played the lead role of Horace in the short film Mr Wong's Lullaby.
Filmography
I Remember When We Danced
as Husband
I Remember When We Danced
as Husband
New Mars
as Apollo 1
New Mars
as Apollo 1
Criminal
as DC Harris
Criminal
as DC Harris
Night Voice
as Caller
Night Voice
as Caller
Shoot to Kill
as Constable Frederick Robinsin
Shoot to Kill
as Constable Frederick Robinsin
The Four Minute Mile
as British Journalist
The Four Minute Mile
as British Journalist
Birth of the Beatles
as Ringo Starr
Birth of the Beatles
as Ringo Starr