Help me place this actor??

[SchrodingersMouse]

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!

Although doesn't fit the age demographic.

Robert Bathurst immediately sprung to mind (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, loads of other stuff) but he is tall.

James McAvoy....

Sorry, Luke Evans isn't that old but he's bloody lovely.

It's incredible how difficult it is to narrow it down to a 5 ft 5, blonde/grey, tousled hair, rugged, posh northern actor over 60 who looks a bit like mark bonnar and Daniel Craig, who was a lead character in an ITV drama once.

How is google not helping us solve it!

Christopher Biggins
Richard Madeley
Lovejoy bloke, Iain McShane
And the bus driver from Heartbeat.
That's all I got, I'm out

Dean Gaffney is 5ft5 with bum chin and looks a bit older than his 48. Not northern though but maybe he did a role with that accent once?

Ben Daniels?

Look, OP, for the love of God if you have a sudden realization that it was the bloke who delivers from Amazon, just pick any of these suggestions and lie. The living ones obvs. Cheers.

It's Julian Norton I reckon, the Yorkshire Vet.

Yorkshire, Leeds accent, small, possibly on an advert?

😃

@balloonsintrees - what???? How did I not know this? I need to get hold of a ticket. For artistic enhancement of my life, obviously.

Stephen Graham? He's pretty short. Although Liverpudlian.

@70isaLimitNotaTarget

I had no clue who Greg Wise was but I googled and he looks like

Denis Lawson Is it him?

I read Les Dawson... need new glasses.

I'd have said James Wilby but he's been ruled out

Tom Hollander?

He's definitely short.

joe absalom?

stephen mackintosh?

And because this is hard work let's all have a photo of the staggeringly handsome Shaun Evans to keep us going

Sean Pertwee

It's incredible how difficult it is to narrow it down to a 5 ft 5, blonde/grey, tousled hair, rugged, posh northern actor over 60 who looks a bit like mark bonnar and Daniel Craig, who was a lead character in an ITV drama once.
Don’t forget drinking a tumbler of white wine.

My favourite suggestion was 83-year-old Malibu-dwelling Oscar-winning teetotal wispy white-haired/balding Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins, 5’9”.

Steven Mackintosh?

Paul Nicholas ??

@Idiotathome79

Paul Nicholas ??

It has to be.

Or David Essex came to mind- short, twinkly blue eyes. The River sitcom.

Christopher Biggins

made me laugh so much!

Op said 50s or early 60s. Some of these are far too old.

@todaysdilemma

Dean Gaffney is 5ft5 with bum chin and looks a bit older than his 48. Not northern though but maybe he did a role with that accent once?

Could that baby look any more concerned about being held by Dean gaffney??

Philip Glennister?

Ben Daniels?

Simon Shepherd?