Mark Jordon (born 25 January 1965) is an English actor, best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in the British television series Heartbeat, which he left in 2007. A documentary, Heartbeat - Farewell Phil was broadcast later on Christmas Day[1] where he was husband to landlord Gina (Tricia Penrose).
Mark Jordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Jordon 25 January 1965 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Laura Norton (2015–present) |
| Children | 4 |
His debut as director came with the short film To The Sea Again, which played in many festivals and made it to the final of the Angel Film Festival London[2] and Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.
On 8 July 2014, Jordon joined the cast of Emmerdale in the short term role of Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member, until Daz was written out on 31 January 2019.
Personal life edit
Jordon married actress Siobhan Finneran in 1997; they divorced in 2014. They have two children together.[3]
Mark's current partner is Emmerdale co-star Laura Norton. On 24 August 2020, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. On 29 January 2021, Norton gave birth to a son named Jesse.[4] In November 2022, she gave birth to their daughter.[citation needed]
In July 2018, he was arrested on suspicion of assault.[5] In October 2018, he was charged with grievous bodily harm and assault.[6] In November 2018, he pleaded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial.[7] In August 2019, he was found not guilty of all charges.[8]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1985 | How We Used to Live | Dave/Sentry | TV series (5 episodes) |
| 1985 | Seaview | Ian | TV series (1 episode: "Growing Pains") |
| Number One | Hooligan | Film | |
| 1986 | EastEnders | Youth | TV series (1 episode) |
| Strike It Rich! | Grolly | TV series (4 episodes) | |
| Scene | TV series (1 episode: "Too Nice By Half!") | ||
| 1987–1988 | Coronation Street | PC Wilson | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 1989 | 4 Play | Des | TV series (1 episode: "Dawn and the Candidate") |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | D.S. Keith Farrington | TV film |
| Made in Heaven | Malcolm | TV series (1 episode: "A Fair Mix Up") | |
| All Creatures Great and Small | PC Hicks | TV series (1 episode: "Food for Thought") | |
| Medics | Steve | TV series (1 episode: "Annie") | |
| 1991 | Waterfront Beat | TV series (1 episode: "Acid Ship") | |
| The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | George | TV series (1 episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery") | |
| Bread | Wagger | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 7.6") | |
| 1992–2007 | Heartbeat | PC Phil Bellamy | TV series (Series Regular, 324 episodes) |
| 1994 | Earthfasts | PC Hunter | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.1") |
| 2003–2004 | The Royal | PC Phil Bellamy | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2009 | Casualty | Tim Holdsworth | TV series (1 episode: "Not Wisely But Too Well") |
| 2012 | Hollyoaks | Mr Sykes | TV series (2 Episodes) |
| 2013 | Doctors | Darren Compton | TV series (1 Episode "Through a Glass Darkly") |
| Casualty | Richard Patterson | TV series (1 Episode "You Always Hurt The One You Love") | |
| 2014 | Halcyon Heights | Rupert | Film |
| Coronation Street | Graham Naisby | TV series (2 Episodes) | |
| Rocket's Island | Peter | TV series 13 episodes | |
| 2014, 2017–2019 | Emmerdale | Daz Spencer | TV series (Series Regular, 161 Episodes) |
| 2017 | Casualty | Harry Beatty | TV series (1 Episode "Sleeping with the Enemy") |
References edit
- ^ LocateTV Archived 2016-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WriteOutLoud
- ^ Downton Abbey - The Farce Factor from RTÉ
- ^ "Emmerdale's real-life couple Laura Norton and Mark Jordon welcome a baby boy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Lindsay, Duncan (15 July 2018). "Emmerdale star Mark Jordon arrested for 'attacking and biting an OAP'". Metro. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Emmerdale star Mark Jordon charged with GBH and assault". BBC News. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Emmerdale star Mark Jordon denies Oldham pensioner pub assault". BBC News. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Mark Jordon: Emmerdale actor cleared of pub attack". BBC News. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links edit
- Mark Jordon at IMDb
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