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Help me place this actor??

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SchrodingersMouse · 28/10/2021 19:21

I saw him on a train. Can’t for the life of me remember who he is.

He’s a British tv actor, probably in his 50s or early 60s. Grey hair, used to be blonde. Piercing blue eyes. Often plays a hero/ love interest type role.

a bit like Greg wise but shorter!

I feel sure he was in a Sunday night drama or a soap or something but I can’t find him online! It’s driving me mad!

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 29/10/2021 14:25

@DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy

Is it Christopher Eccleston? I saw him on a train once Smile
That'll be him, then! Known to use trains, unlike all the other male members of Equity. Grin
JaneJeffer · 29/10/2021 14:24

In defence of Barry Evans, Shaun Williamson seems to be a lovely, clever man. Fuck you Janine Grin

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/10/2021 14:20

Ah Kitchen it was little Barry's face as he realised he was going nowhere but darrrrrrrrnnn

Grin
TheRealMrsJelly · 29/10/2021 13:44

I'm going to take a wild guess at Philip Bretherton.

Seriously invested in this!

(also feeling the Shaun Evans love)

DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy · 29/10/2021 13:35

Is it Christopher Eccleston? I saw him on a train once Smile

Help me place this actor??
KitchenDancefloor · 29/10/2021 13:23

@CrazyTimesAreOccurring it was everyone talking about Sean Evans that led to my Barry guess!

Sorry for the need for brain bleach to all affected. My condolences.

cricketmum84 · 29/10/2021 13:20

I can't believe I just scrolled through over 530 comments to still not know!!

GaolBhoAlba · 29/10/2021 13:14

fs OP just pick (any) one of them and say its him, put us all out of this misery.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/10/2021 13:08

Notoriously rugged Ian Beale FFS

Maybe haggard rather than rugged ...................?

kwiksavenofrillsusername · 29/10/2021 13:05

At this point, you may as well get on IMDB, start at A and work your way through.

Maybe this guy wasn’t famous at all? Maybe he’s just some random silver fox who reminds you of someone famous but isn’t.

JaneJeffer · 29/10/2021 12:58

That is who I kept thinking people were on about when they were saying Shaun Evans - I thought I'd gone into a parallel universe
Grin

cricketmum84 · 29/10/2021 12:57

@CurryLover55

Ooh I had a real thing for Hugo Speer in The Full Monty. Sex on a stick!
Oh hell yes! Totally fell in love with him watching that. He's been in my crush list for a good 20 years.
Corkit · 29/10/2021 12:53

Do you mean David Easter who played Mac furbabymama87?

Help me place this actor??
CrazyTimesAreOccurring · 29/10/2021 12:46

@KitchenDancefloor

Clutching at straws here (as Barry did when he rolled down a hill)

Shaun Williamson? Aka Barry from Eastenders

Bum chin, right age, lives in Kent

That is who I kept thinking people were on about when they were saying Shaun Evans - I thought I'd gone into a parallel universe
furbabymama87 · 29/10/2021 12:44

Who's that grey haired actor from a hollyoaks? Could it be him?

hotmeatymilk · 29/10/2021 12:27

Notoriously rugged Ian Beale FFS

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/10/2021 12:16

Adam Woodyatt was on tour recently .

Ian Beale , probably short ( well 5.8 but he might slouch)
Blonde but gone grey
Blue eyes

And Ian Beale married/got engaged/had affairs with everyone in The Square !

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/10/2021 12:13

I love that the thread has turned into a Shaun Evans lovefest

I know , he's gorgeous (love him in Endeavour but in Vigil he had his own accent which was even lovelier)

But Kitchen has planted Barrry Evans in my head now so I have to go and use MindBleach Grin

KitchenDancefloor · 29/10/2021 11:57

Clutching at straws here (as Barry did when he rolled down a hill)

Shaun Williamson? Aka Barry from Eastenders

Bum chin, right age, lives in Kent

JaneJeffer · 29/10/2021 11:56

I love that the thread has turned into a Shaun Evans lovefest Grin

TatianaBis · 29/10/2021 11:52

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

One of these? Adrian Lukis hasn't been mentioned yet.
Simon Shepherd?
70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/10/2021 11:49

Shaun Evans not Sean Evans ( two different people there )

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/10/2021 11:48

Jon pertwee?

I hope you mean his son Sean Pertwee ........... Jon Worzal Gummidge/Dr Who Pertwee died in '96 Wink

Sean Pertwee, Jason Isaacs and Sean Evans in no particular order .
Heaven on a Stick.

OK , Sean Evans #1 . He's a Scouser Grin

JaneJeffer · 29/10/2021 11:37

Let's look at another picture of Shaun Evans while we're waiting.

Help me place this actor??
JaneJeffer · 29/10/2021 11:25

Julian Clary

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