Neil Dudgeon
Acting • Born 1961-01-02
Biography
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.
Filmography
58 credits
Humanzee: The Human Chimp
Movie • 2003
Narrator (voice)
Dirty Tricks
Movie • 2000
Dennis
Son of Rambow
Movie • 2007
Joshua
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Movie • 2004
Lestrade
United
Movie • 2011
Alan Hardaker
The Planman
Movie • 2003
ACC Brian Richards
The Arbor
Movie • 2010
Steve Saul
Road
Movie • 1987
Brink
The Lavender List
Movie • 2006
Joe Haines
Red King, White Knight
Movie • 1989
Vlasek
It Was an Accident
Movie • 2000
Holdsworth
Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
Movie • 2022
Self
Our Boy
Movie • 1998
DC Spence
The Gift
Movie • 1998
David
Different for Girls
Movie • 1996
Neil Payne
The Return
Movie • 2003
Matt
Fatherland
Movie • 1994
Sex Crimes Cop
Sharpe's Eagle
Movie • 1993
Gibbons
Night Voice
Movie • 1990
Dennis Crowson
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Movie • 1992
William Doria
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Movie • 1993
William Doria
Prick Up Your Ears
Movie • 1987
Policeman
Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
Movie
Coming Down the Mountain
Movie • 2007
John Philips
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Movie • 2004
Taxi Driver
Skallagrigg
Movie • 1994
Priest
Fools of Fortune
Movie • 1990
Sergeant Rudkin
Breakout
Movie • 1997
Dr. Neil McFarlane
Midsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible
Movie • 2019
DCI John Barnaby
Revolver
Movie • 1992
Eric Volkner
Cherries
Movie • 2007
Phil O'Brien
Breathtaking
Movie • 2000
Richard Jackson
Roman's Empire
TV • 2007
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
TV • 1997
Puppeteer’s Assistant
Between the Lines
TV • 1992
London's Burning
TV • 1986
Lovejoy
TV • 1986
DS Graham Bentley
Piece of Cake
TV • 1988
'Moggy' Cattermole
Out of the Blue
TV • 1995
D.C. Marty Brazil
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
TV • 1998
George Moody
Life of Riley
TV • 2009
The Street
TV • 2006
Brian Peterson
The Nativity
TV • 2010
Joachim
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Daniel Bolt
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
DCI John Barnaby
Messiah
TV • 2001
DI Duncan Warren
Survivors
TV • 2008
Sean
Kingdom
TV • 2007
Terry
Rose and Maloney
TV • 2002
Bornebusch i tevefabriken
TV • 2016
Guest
Casualty
TV • 1986
Mick
A Touch of Frost
TV • 1992
Costello
Murder in Mind
TV • 2001
Edward Buttimore
Silent Witness
TV • 1996
Det Supt Paul Barker
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Common As Muck
TV • 1994
Ken Andrews
Sorted
TV • 2006
Harry Goodwin
Nice Town
TV • 1992
Tom Edmonds