Acting · Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England · Born January 2, 1961
Neil Dudgeon was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 2 January 1961 and attended Danum Grammar School among others. He established himself as an actor in school plays and went on to study drama at university . He made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year, he appeared as a World War II pilot in Piece of Cake, alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker. As well as occasional appearances in long-running series such as Casualty, London`s Burning and Lovejoy, he has appeared as George the Chauffeur in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (alongside Diana Rigg), in Inspector Morse (episode “The Way Through The Woods”), A Touch of Frost with David Jason, Between The Lines, Common As Muck (in 1994 & 1997) , Out of the Blue, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking and all four series of Messiah with Ken Stott. In 2007 Dudgeon appeared in the eponymous role of self-made millionaire Roman Pretty in the BBC2 sitcom Roman`s Empire. Since 2009 he has played Jim Riley in the BBC`s successful comedy Life of Riley. In 2010, Dudgeon appeared in an episode of the long-running ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, called “The Sword of Guillaume”. He was introduced in the episode as the cousin of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, who has announced his retirement from the role. Neil, also cast as a senior detective, will take over as the lead character in Midsomer Murders after the last episodes featuring John Nettles are screened in 2011. Neil appeared for the first time in Midsomer Murders in the opening episode of the fourth series (“Garden of Death”), Neil is married to Radio Producer Mary Peate, they have two children.
MovieMidsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
2022
as Self
MovieMidsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible
2019
as DCI John Barnaby
Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
2019
TVBornebusch i tevefabriken
2016
as Guest
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as Jim
TVCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
MovieUnited
2011
as Alan Hardaker
TVThe Nativity
2010
as Joachim
MovieThe Arbor
2010
as Steve Saul
TVLife of Riley
2009
TVSurvivors
2008
as Sean
MovieComing Down the Mountain
2007
as John Philips
MovieCherries
2007
as Phil O'Brien
TVKingdom
2007
as Terry
TVRoman's Empire
2007
MovieSon of Rambow
2007
as Joshua
TVSorted
2006
as Harry Goodwin
TVThe Street
2006
as Brian Peterson
The Lavender List
2006
as Joe Haines
MovieSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004
as Lestrade
MovieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Taxi Driver
MovieThe Return
2003
as Matt
TVCelebrity Mastermind
2003
MovieThe Planman
2003
as ACC Brian Richards
MovieHumanzee: The Human Chimp
2003
as Narrator (voice)
TVRose and Maloney
2002
as Alan Richmond
TVMessiah
2001
as DI Duncan Warren
TVMurder in Mind
2001
as Edward Buttimore
MovieBreathtaking
2000
as Richard Jackson
MovieIt Was an Accident
2000
as Holdsworth
MovieDirty Tricks
2000
as Dennis
TVThe Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
as George Moody
MovieThe Gift
1998
as David
MovieOur Boy
1998
as DC Spence
TVThe History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Puppeteer’s Assistant
MovieBreakout
1997
as Dr. Neil McFarlane
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Daniel Bolt
MovieDifferent for Girls
1996
as Neil Payne
TVSilent Witness
1996
as Det Supt Paul Barker
TVOut of the Blue
1995
as DC Marty Brazil
MovieFatherland
1994
as Sex Crimes Cop
TVCommon As Muck
1994
as Ken Andrews
MovieSkallagrigg
1994
as Priest
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as William Doria
MovieSharpe's Eagle
1993
as Lieutenant Christian Gibbons
TVSharpe
1993
as Gibbons
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Costello
Nice Town
1992
as Tom Edmonds
TVBetween the Lines
1992
MovieRevolver
1992
as Eric Volkner
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
as William Doria
Night Voice
1990
as Dennis Crowson
MovieFools of Fortune
1990
as Sergeant Rudkin
TECX
1990
MovieRed King, White Knight
1989
as Vlasek
TVPiece of Cake
1988
as 'Moggy' Cattermole
MovieRoad
1987
as Brink
MoviePrick Up Your Ears
1987
as Policeman
TVLondon's Burning
1986
TVCasualty
1986
as Mick
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Brink
TVLovejoy
1986
as DS Graham Bentley
