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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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MerchSwyddEfrog · 28/10/2021 21:45

Peter Davison? He was in All Creatures Great and Small and Doctor Who.

FreshFancyFrogglette · 28/10/2021 21:45

Oh no Neil Morrisey is tall, and we've said Martin Shaw haven't we? (I'm watching the longest call...)

SmellyOldOwls · 28/10/2021 21:45

Not an actor but could it be Kevin McCloud?

meltingappointment · 28/10/2021 21:46

Denis Lawson?

MrsMadderRose · 28/10/2021 21:46

Ahem! Simon Pegg fits the brief a lot closer than some of these!

As for Stephan Dillane, phwoarrr. That's taken me right back to siting watching GOT with ex and pretending ti be interested but mainly just looking out for SD :o

DameMaureen · 28/10/2021 21:46

John Sim - he's filming Grace in Brighton just now ?

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 28/10/2021 21:49

Wetting myself laughing at this thread!

OP gives some pretty clear parameters of this bloke’s height/age/hair colour and the type of TV programme he appears in.

Cue hundreds of wildly random guesses, including the 39 year old, 6 ft, brown-haired Dan Stevens, and the 31 year old, 5ft 9, brown-haired Hollywood film star Taron Egerton.

Tana433 · 28/10/2021 21:50

Tim Dantay?

purplesequins · 28/10/2021 21:52

one of the bailiff/sheriff guys?

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 28/10/2021 21:53

I must admit, some details of your description made me think of Michael Praed but he’s pretty tall, didn’t used to be blonde and has brown eyes.

He does look like a slightly softer Mark Bonnar now though, and he was in Emmerdale for a while.

Grabmygran · 28/10/2021 21:53

Hugh Dennis?

augustusglupe · 28/10/2021 21:53

Iain Glenn?

GreySweater · 28/10/2021 21:54

My DH has suggested it is obviously Chris Tarrant ConfusedGrin

marthamydear · 28/10/2021 21:54

Jason Watkins?

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 28/10/2021 21:54

Michael Praed

Help me place this actor??
woodhill · 28/10/2021 21:54

@MerchSwyddEfrog

Peter Davison? He was in All Creatures Great and Small and Doctor Who.
He's tall too😁
TaraR2020 · 28/10/2021 21:55

@TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross

Wetting myself laughing at this thread!

OP gives some pretty clear parameters of this bloke’s height/age/hair colour and the type of TV programme he appears in.

Cue hundreds of wildly random guesses, including the 39 year old, 6 ft, brown-haired Dan Stevens, and the 31 year old, 5ft 9, brown-haired Hollywood film star Taron Egerton.

On that note I'd like to suggest Laurence Olivier
SiobhanSharpe · 28/10/2021 21:55

Yeah, sorry, missed the bit about his age..
But the PP who suggested Charles Dance -- he's extremely tall, 6'3" or thereabouts.

woodhill · 28/10/2021 21:56

Dennis Waterman😂

Plump82 · 28/10/2021 21:58

@woodhill

Dennis Waterman😂
He was who I thought of but couldn't remember his name.
Snazzysausage · 28/10/2021 21:59

Robert Beck?
He did used to be in Emmerdale and before that Brookside

Help me place this actor??
midnightpopcorn · 28/10/2021 22:00

Jason Flemyng?

Ducksurprise · 28/10/2021 22:00

@woodhill

Dennis Waterman😂
Grin wite the feme toon, sing the feme toon. Grin
GreySweater · 28/10/2021 22:01

Any of these four?

woodhill · 28/10/2021 22:01

He likes to sing the feme toone