Neil Dudgeon
| Neil Dudgeon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 January 1961 Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Peate |
| Children | 2 |
Neil Dudgeon (born 2 January 1961) is an English actor who, from 2011, has played DCI John Barnaby in the ITV drama series Midsomer Murders. He replaced the retired John Nettles in the lead role.
Dudgeon was born and raised in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Intake Secondary Modern school, among others. He acted in several school plays and went on to study drama at the University of Bristol (1979–82).
Dudgeon made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year he appeared as a Second World War pilot in Piece of Cake, alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker.
As well as occasional appearances in series such as Casualty, London's Burning and Lovejoy, he appeared in 1994 as Detective Constable Costello, a one-episode subordinate to Detective Inspector William Edward "Jack" Frost (played by David Jason), in the TV series A Touch of Frost, in 1998-99 as George the Chauffeur in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (alongside Dame Diana Rigg), in Inspector Morse (episode "The Way Through The Woods"), Between The Lines, Common As Muck (in 1994 & 1997), Out of the Blue, , The Street and all four series of Messiah with Ken Stott.
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