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Martin Herdman

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Martin Herdman
Martin has been an Actor for 33 years and in that time has played a variety of roles on TV, Film and Stage including being a regular in Coronation Street, Soldier Soldier, Family Affairs, Bramwell and The Bill.

Additionally he's had guest appearances in Waking the Dead, My Family, The Katherine Tate Show, Class of 76, Holby City, The Gill Mayo Murders, Hotel Babylon, Max And Paddies Road To Nowhere, Rose And Maloney, The Grid, Grass and Midsomer Murders.

Martin has just finished filming The Last Planet Directed by Terrence Malick (2020) In 2018 Martin's performance of Micky in feature film Sink was met with outstanding national reviews from the critics. Martin also won Best Actor for his portrayal of Mike in the BAFTA nominated film Rite. He also appeared as Slim Biggins, a tough New York gangster, in Guy Ritchie's Revolver.

Martin has extensive stage experience including performing at Shakespeare's Globe in As You Like It, as Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream at Nottingham Playhouse, as Lepidus in Anthony and Cleopatra at Liverpool Playhouse & Chichester Festival Theatre, as Sing Song in Car Thieves at Birmingham Rep and as One Round in the Ladykillers National Tour.

Martin is the only Shakespearean actor to have represented his country in two professional sports having won the title of Heavyweight Boxing Champion of London in 1979 before being drafted into the Olympic squad to box for his country. Martin additionally played professional rugby representing Wales against England and Australia in the 80's.

Martin plays rhythm guitar and toured as the lead singer in a Blues Band for 15 years. He also survived on the circuit as a stand up comedian for 3 years!
BornJuly 24, 1956
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Film RITE 2011
On set of the film RITE. Director Michael Pierce
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Martin Herdman in Sink (2018)
Sink
7.0
  • Micky
  • 2018
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Ron Harris
Family Affairs (1997)
Family Affairs
5.4
TV Series
  • Albe
Robson Green in Soldier Soldier (1991)
Soldier Soldier
6.7
TV Series
  • Col Sgt Stan Cole
  • CSgt Stan Cole
  • Colour Sgt Stan Cole

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  • The Way of the Wind
    • Wormwood
    • Post-production
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • Frank Hunter
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Martin Herdman in Sink (2018)
    Sink
    • Micky
    • 2018
  • Robert Gulaczyk in Loving Vincent (2017)
    Loving Vincent
    • Gendarme Rigaumon (voice)
    • 2017
  • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    • Terry Monaghan
    • Gerry Cassidy
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2013
  • Waking the Dead (2000)
    Waking the Dead
    • Terry Reid
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Rite (2010)
    Rite
    • Mike
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Anna Wing in Numbers Up (2009)
    Numbers Up
    • Frank Denham
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Parents of the Band
    • Rex
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Ciarán Hinds and Kelly Reilly in Above Suspicion (2009)
    Above Suspicion
    • DCI Hudson
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    • Robin Murray
    • Roy Clark
    • Jim Conrad ...
    • TV Series
    • 1992–2008
  • Daniela Denby-Ashe, Robert Lindsay, Kris Marshall, Gabriel Thomson, and Zoë Wanamaker in My Family (2000)
    My Family
    • Carl
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Catherine Tate in The Catherine Tate Show (2004)
    The Catherine Tate Show
    • Mechanic
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Stormbreaker (2006)
    Stormbreaker
    • Slater
    • 2006
  • The Gil Mayo Mysteries (2006)
    The Gil Mayo Mysteries
    • Gerald Chinn
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Hotel Babylon (2006)
    Hotel Babylon
    • D.S. Begby
    • TV Series
    • 2006

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Martin Herdman 'SINK'

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  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • July 24, 1956
    • Wales, UK
  • Children
    • Josh Herdman

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