Jonathan Kerrigan
Jonathan Kerrigan | |
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| Born | 14 October 1972 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972) is an English actor well known for various leading roles on TV including In the Club, Casualty, Heartbeat, Merseybeat, The Five and Reach for the Moon. Films include Diana, FLiM, The Somnambulists ,The Best Possible Taste and The Santa Incident. He wrote and composed and starred in the short film, Fellow Creatures which has had some success in the festival circuit. He is also a musician and has composed for both television and film.[1]
Career
[edit]He had his screen debut in the music video for The Chemical Brothers's 1995 song, "Life Is Sweet".[1] His first television appearance was in a 1995 episode of the BBC Television teen drama, Byker Grove.
From 1996 to 1999 he played a Project 2000 nurse, Sam Colloby, in the BBC medical drama Casualty.
In 2001, as well as starring in Merseybeat as Police Constable Steve Traynor, Kerrigan also composed the theme tune.[2] On 5 September 2004, Kerrigan made his first appearance as police constable Rob Walker in the British popular and long-running primetime television drama series Heartbeat, set in the 1960s in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Constable Walker was a popular character, whose story arc included marrying Helen Trent (played by Sophie Ward), who later dies in an explosion in the Police House. In April 2007, Kerrigan announced his decision to leave the series.
In 2012, he appeared in a Richard Jobson film called The Somnambulists, about British servicemen and women reflecting on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War. He composed some of the original music for the film including the opening title sequence.[1]
In 2012, he played John Alkin in BBC Four's The Best Possible Taste, a biography of Kenny Everett. He appeared in the 2013 film Diana, starring Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales.
In 2014, he played Neil in In the Club, returning for Series 2, in 2016.[3]
He also appeared in and wrote original music for an ongoing film project called FLiM by Raffaello Degruttola.
2015 was a busy year for Kerrigan. He filmed a ten-part drama for SKY 1 called The Five written by Harlen Coben playing American businessman Stuart Carew. He also filmed series 2 of In the Club, both of which are to be screened in 2016.
In 2021, he played Richard in four episodes of The Syndicate.[4]
In 2024, he appeared in three episodes of long-running historical fantasy series Outlander as the Reverend Peleg Woodsworth.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Kerrigan married British actoress Shelley Conn in 2011; together the couple have a son, Oscar (b. 2012).[7] In 2019, they played a married couple in the episode "Murder Most Animal", of Death in Paradise.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Talk | Robert | Short film[8] |
| 2010 | Charlie | Jurgen | Short film |
| 2011 | The Somnambulists | Man 4 | |
| 2013 | Diana | Colin | |
| 2014 | Flim: The Movie | Nathan Saunders | |
| 2017 | 55 Steps | Dr. Bardy | [9] |
| 2021 | Fellow Creatures | Tom | Short film[10] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Byker Grove | Mick | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Peak Practice | Ewan Harvey | Episode: "A New Life" |
| 1996–1999 | Casualty | Sam Colloby | Series regular (series 11–14) |
| 1999 | Holby City | Sam Colloby | Episode: "Happy Families" |
| 2000 | Reach for the Moon | Paul Martin | Miniseries, main cast |
| The Knock | Rob Maguire | 2 episodes | |
| A Dinner of Herbs | Roddy Greenbank | Miniseries, recurring role | |
| 2001–2003 | Merseybeat | PC Steve Traynor | Main cast (series 1–3) |
| 2002 | Having It Off | Nicky | Miniseries, unknown episodes |
| 2004 | The Afternoon Play | Ian Parnell | Episode: "Drive" |
| 2004–2007 | Heartbeat | PC Rob Walker | Main cast (series 14–17)[4] |
| 2010 | Doctors | Luke Radcliffe | Episode: "Catching" |
| NCIS | Rex Carhartt | Episode: "Obsession" | |
| Emmerdale | Prosecution Barrister | 4 episodes | |
| The Santa Incident | Hank | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story | John Alkin | TV movie |
| 2014–2016 | In the Club | Neil | Main cast |
| 2016 | The Five | Stuart Carew | Miniseries, recurring role |
| 2017 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Jonny | Recurring role (series 2) |
| 2018 | Hackerville | Darius Webberly | Episode: "Wollen wir spilen?" |
| 2019 | Death in Paradise | Xander Shepherd | Episode: "Murder Most Animal" |
| Pandora | Seeker Creston Hubbell | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Syndicate | Richard | 4 episodes |
| Crime | Mark McKendrick | Recurring role (series 1)[11] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "BDi Composer". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "BBC - Drama Faces - Jonathan Kerrigan". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "In the Club series 2". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Heartbeat: who is Jonathan Kerrigan and where is he now?". HELLO!. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/outlander-recap-season-7-episode-13-hello-goodbye/
- ↑ https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/1332649/outlander-reverend-peleg-woodsworth
- ↑ Nutkins, Kirsty (21 September 2013). "Star of Mistress and By Any Means Shelley Conn tells of her secret marriage". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 11 January 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "My Top TV: Jonathan Kerrigan". 11 July 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (9 September 2017). "Toronto Film Review: '55 Steps'". Variety. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "HollyShorts: A Conversation with 'Fellow Creatures' Team Jamie Glover, Jason Merrells, & Jonathan Kerrigan". The Nerd Daily. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Hart, Peter (1 October 2023). "Casualty and Heartbeat star Jonathan Kerrigan unrecognisable 27 years since role". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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