Robson Green

Robson Green
Green during filming in Cambridge, September 2015
Born	(1964-12-18) 18 December 1964 (age 52) Dudley near Cramlington, Northumberland, England
Occupation	Actor, singer, songwriter, television presenter
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Alison Ogilvie (m. 1991; div. 1999) Vanya Seager (m. 2001; div. 2011)
Children	1

Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, and television presenter.

Green portrayed Fusilier Dave Tucker in Soldier Soldier (1991–95) and Dr. Tony Hill in Wire in the Blood (2002–08). He also presented Extreme Fishing, Extreme Fishing Challenge, and Tales from Northumberland, as well as playing hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series Casualty. Currently, he plays Detective Inspector Geordie Keating on ITV's Grantchester. He was one half of the singing duo Robson & Jerome, who had several number 1 singles in the 1990s.

Green was born on 18 December 1964 in Dilston Hospital, Hexham and grew up in Blythe Close, Dudley, a small mining village near Cramlington, in the ancient county of Northumberland. His father, also named Robson Green, was a miner, and his mother Anne a cleaner and a shopkeeper. He was named in the Northeast tradition of naming the first son after family surnames: Robson was his paternal grandmother's maiden surname, while his middle name Golightly is the surname of his maternal grandmother, Cissie Golightly, daughter of William Golightly, a miner and famous trade union leader in the 1920s.

Green grew up in Dudley, a small mining village a few miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. His father worked down the coal mining pits. He studied at Dudley Middle Comprehensive School. After being inspired by jets flying overhead, he decided he wanted to join the Royal Air Force. and at 16 he joined the Air Training Corps, Green however decided against a career in the RAF after two weeks at an officer training camp. He also learned to play a guitar, later forming his first band, Solid State, in 1982. He also spent one night a week at Backworth Drama Centre, and then appeared in a series of productions at both school and Backworth.