Jeff Rawle

Jeff Rawle  is a British actor, perhaps best known for playing the long-suffering George in the news-gathering sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey. He played the character as Silas Blissett in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from December 2010, until November 2011.

He played Plantagenet in the 1984 story Frontios. Also appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Rawle was born in Birmingham, England; his family moved to Sheffield and it was at High Storrs Grammar school that he first became interested in drama when he appeared in school plays. He worked at the Sheffield Playhouse before training at LAMDA.

Rawle landed his first major role in 1973 as Billy in the TV version of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's Billy Liar.

He appeared in Faith in the Future on ITV from 1995-1998. He also appeared in the ITV series Doc Martin as Roger Fenn.

He appeared in the fourth episode of the fourth series of New Tricks as lawyer Jonathan Blunt He has appeared in 4 episodes of doc martin,as roger fenn, in 2004.

In 2005 he appeared in the fourth series of Spooks as the Home Secretary. He also appeared in Ultimate Force - "Never Go Back" alongside Ross Kemp.

In 2009 he made an appearance on ITV's The Bill. He also appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures on CBBC.

During Christmas 2010 he joined the cast of Hollyoaks in the role of Silas and has stated that he is delighted to be playing the sinister character. 

In 2008 he appeared as Gilbert Murray in the National Theatre's production of Tony Harrison's play Fram.

He played Amos Diggory father to Cedric Diggory played by Robert Pattinson in the fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 

Rawle has provided numerous narrations including A Bear Called Paddington, three series of the Duchess of York's Budgie the Little Helicopter,Stephen Hawking's Universe and Tom Fort's The Grass is Always Greener for BBC Radio 4.

Rawle is also an accomplished writer with film credits that include The Young Poisoner's Handbook in 1995 and Who Goes There?

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