Christopher Colquhoun
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Christopher Colquhoun | |
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| Born | 10 January 1970 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Christopher Colquhoun (pron: ca-HOON) (born 10 January 1970[1]) is an English actor. He is known for appearing as Simon Kaminski in the BBC drama series Casualty, from 2002 to 2004; he also appeared in Holby City in this role. Colquhoun also played Jake Quinn in The Bill for two episodes – "An Honour to Serve", parts 1 and 2 – and appeared as pathologist Dr Tony Carmichael in the seventh season of Vera, screened during 2017.
Colquhoun trained at RADA. He played Hector in William Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida, which was shown in the 2009 season at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London. On 4 December 2009, he joined the cast of Coronation Street as Matt Davis, departing in the episode broadcast on 22 February 2010.
In 2014, Colquhoun played Joff in The Believers at the Tricycle, London,[2] and Scar in The Lion King on its UK tour.[3]
From 2017 to 2020, he played Special Agent Derek Crown in the TV series Absentia. Colquhoun played James Cleverly MP in the 2025 BBC One mini-series Prisoner 951.[4]
On 11 August 2026, the BBC announced that Colquhoun would be joining the cast of EastEnders as Darnell Larson Jr, the long-lost half-brother of established character Denise Fox (Diane Parish).[5] The character first appeared in Episode 7,388, broadcast on 25 August 2026.
References
[edit]- ↑ The Lion King program at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
- ↑ Gardner, Lyn (27 April 2014). "The Believers review – thrilling theatrical conjuring tricks, but no big revelations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Review: The Lion King at the Mayflower Theatre (10/07/2014-06/09/2014)". The Edge. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Hibbs, James (23 November 2025). "Prisoner 951 cast: Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "EastEnders set for 'unexpected reunion' with new cast members to join Fox-Trueman family". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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