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Help me place this actor??

863 replies

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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Zandathepanda · 28/10/2021 23:00

Philip Franks?

Everhopeful1 · 28/10/2021 23:00

Paul Nicholas - though he is in his 70's!

SilveredPinkPetal · 28/10/2021 23:00

Australian guy from the Mentalist, or perhaps a cast member from Emmerdale…that might be the right accent ?

SilveredPinkPetal · 28/10/2021 23:01

Martin Shaw

SilveredPinkPetal · 28/10/2021 23:01

I could play this game for ages, but I’m wrong so will stop 😂

fedupofbeingonhold · 28/10/2021 23:02

Simon tomokinson

SallyMischievo · 28/10/2021 23:02

David Morrissey?

NigellaSeed · 28/10/2021 23:02

This thread really has jumped the shark when it's gone from suggestions of Jerome Flynn to Simon bloody baker?!!

fedupofbeingonhold · 28/10/2021 23:03

Phil gleinster

SunShinesBrightly · 28/10/2021 23:06

Bruce Jones 😬

whysorude · 28/10/2021 23:08

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Ian Glen by any chance? Or has he been discounted already?

fedupofbeingonhold · 28/10/2021 23:08

Martin clunes

SanDiegoSunshine · 28/10/2021 23:08

Phillip Glennister?

TheWoollybacksWife · 28/10/2021 23:09

Benedict Taylor?

SanDiegoSunshine · 28/10/2021 23:09

Or the guy who was the headmaster in The Inbetweeners

YouokHun · 28/10/2021 23:09

Geoff Bell - he’s a Kent based actor

Unmerited · 28/10/2021 23:10

The man that was in Keeping Faith - the love interest one - Steve Baldini?

Laney39 · 28/10/2021 23:10

Douglas henshaw
John simm
Max beesley

Ironmanrocks · 28/10/2021 23:13

I was going try again with Ben Miller - I also think he's lovely! 😍

CorruptBunny · 28/10/2021 23:15

Linus Roache

Laney39 · 28/10/2021 23:16

Christopher Eccleston

ceaddas · 28/10/2021 23:21

Robert Carlyle?

BreasticlesNotTesticles · 28/10/2021 23:21

Martin Shaw?

elonmusk · 28/10/2021 23:21

John Thomson?

gordonramseyspuffa · 28/10/2021 23:25

If he’s 5foot 5 it’s got to be Tom Hollander