Neil Stuke
Neil Stuke | |
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Born |
Neil Robert Stuke 15 August 1966 Dover, Kent, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Neil Robert Stuke (born 15 August 1966 in Dover, Kent) is an English actor best known for his role of Matthew in the TV sitcom Game On and more recently for playing Billy Lamb in the BBC legal drama Silk.
Career
Stuke played Matthew in the second and third series of Game On. He also played the role of head clerk Billy Lamb in the BBC television series Silk. His television career also includes Between the Lines, Trust, Reggie Perrin, At Home with the Braithwaites, Monday Monday, Office Gossip, Bedtime, A Touch of Frost, The Catherine Tate Show and playing an alcoholic footballer/policeman in a 1997 episode of Pie in the Sky.
In 2006 he guest-starred in The Bill in which his character (James Tennant) was involved in the storyline of missing child Amy Tennant.
In the summer of 2010, Stuke featured in Celebrity MasterChef. He has also been a panellist on several episodes of the topical discussion series The Wright Stuff.
In August 2014, Stuke was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.[1]
Filmography
Television | |||
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Year | TV Show | Role | Notes |
1991 | The Bill | Thomas Jeffries | 1 episode: "Empire Building" |
Drop the Dead Donkey | Star Batter | 1 episode: "Baseball" | |
1993 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Peter Baker | 1 episode: "The Case of the Missing Will" |
The Bill | Dave Slater | 1 episode: "By Hook or by Crook" | |
Between the Lines | Det. Con. Green | 1 episode: "Crack Up" | |
1994 | The Bill | Lewis | 2 episodes: "Living Legend" and "Inquest" |
Heartbeat | Snakey | 1 episode: "Treading Carefully" | |
1995 | The Chief | Bobby Dean | 1 episode |
Cardiac Arrest | Director | 1 episode: "The Critical Hour" | |
Resort to Murder | Skins | 4 episodes | |
1996 | The Bill | Alex Easby | 1 episode: "No Assistance Required" |
A Touch of Frost | Det. Sgt. Nash | 1 episode: "The Things We Do for Love" | |
Karaoke | Peter (Movie) | 4 episodes | |
Cold Lazarus | Peter (Movie) | 1 episode | |
Out of the Blue | Tommy Defty | 1 episode | |
1996–98 | Game On | Matthew | Series 2 & 3 (12 episodes) |
1997 | Pie in the Sky | Kirk Flowerbridge | 1 episode: "Return Match" |
Light Lunch | Himself (guest) | 1 episode: "We're Game On" | |
1998 | Seesaw | Jon | 3 episodes |
Silent Witness | Andy Fox | 1 episode: "Divided Loyalties: Part 1" | |
Casualty | Tony | 1 episode: "Eye Spy" | |
Grafters | Paul | 7 episodes | |
Drop the Dead Donkey | Wes Jasper | 2 episodes | |
2000 | At Home with the Braithwaites | Keith Kershaw | Pilot episode |
The Sins | Carl Rogers | 7 episodes | |
2001 | Office Gossip | Simon | 6 episodes |
2002 | Murder in Mind | Colin Edwardson | 1 episode: "Victim" |
2003 | Trust | Martin Greig | 6 episodes |
Murphy's Law | Carl | 1 episode: "Reunion" | |
Madre Teresa | Kline | TV film | |
Bedtime | John | 3 episodes | |
2005 | The Afternoon Play | Steve Passmore | 1 episode: "The Hitch" |
Faith | Nigel | TV film | |
Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky | Andy | 2 episodes | |
Murder in Suburbia | Steve | 1 episode: "Dogs" | |
Chopratown | Det. Insp. Nigel Caro | TV film | |
Life and Death in Rome | Himself (narrator) | Documentary (unknown episodes) | |
2006 | The Virgin Queen | Francis Bacon | 2 episodes |
Soundproof | Chris Groves | TV film | |
2006–07 | The Bill | James Tennant | 18 episodes |
2007 | Kingdom | Damien | 1 episode |
2009 | Midsomer Murders | Glen Jarvis | 1 episode: "Secrets and Spies" |
Monday Monday | Max | 7 episodes | |
Saturday Kitchen | Himself (guest) | 1 episode (16 May 2009) | |
2009–10 | Reggie Perrin | Chris | Series 1 & 2 (10 episodes) |
2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Dr. Haydock | 1 episode: "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" |
New Tricks | Duncan Miller | 1 episode: "Dark Chocolate" | |
The Slammer | Agent Alec Baldwin | 1 episode: "Gov on the Run" | |
Celebrity Masterchef | Himself (contestant) | 7 episodes | |
Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts | Himself (narrator) | Documentary | |
2010–11 | BBC Breakfast | Himself (guest) | 2 episodes (12 August 2010 & 28 February 2011) |
2011 | Death in Paradise | Lucas Talbot | 1 episode |
Fern | Himself (special guest) | 1 episode | |
2011–14 | Silk | Billy Lamb | 18 episodes |
The Wright Stuff | Himself (panelist) | 26 episodes | |
2012 | Fathers Day | (unknown) | TV film |
One Night | Kenny | Mini-series (3 episodes) | |
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Himself | 1 episode | |
2013 | Lewis | Professor Andrew Crane | 2 episodes: "Down among the Fearful: Parts 1 & 2" |
2014 | Plebs | Cornelius | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Interceptor | Reid | 1 episode |
Doctor Foster | Chris Parks | 4 episodes | |
2016 | Suspects | Mo Jones | 4 episodes |
Silent Witness | Det. Insp. Laurence Cooke | 2 episodes: "In Plain Sight: Parts 1 & 2" | |
Paranoid | Michael Niles |
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1993 | Century | Felix | |
1994 | Borderland | Soldier | Short film |
1995 | Suckers | Dave | Short film |
1996 | Masculine Mescaline | Mike | Short film |
1998 | Shark Hunt | (unknown) | Uncredited |
Sliding Doors | Defensive bloke | ||
If Only... | Freddy | ||
1999 | Let the Good Times Roll | Mike | Short film |
Dead Bolt Dead | The Assassin | ||
Mad Cows | Desk Sergeant | ||
2000 | The Suicide Club | Captain May | |
Circus | Roscoe | ||
The Wedding Tackle | Salty | ||
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry | Headlam | ||
2001 | The Dark | Apprentice (voice) | |
2004 | School for Seduction | Craig | |
2005 | Out on a Limb | Simon | |
2008 | Le Petit Mort | Promoter | Short film by Jason Merrells |
2016 | The Comedian's Guide to Survival | Adam |
References
- ↑ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories | Politics". theguardian.com. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
External links
- Neil Stuke Official Website
- Neil Stuke at the Internet Movie Database
- Neil Stuke at BBC Online
- Rookery Nook website