Neil Dudgeon was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 2 January 1961 and attended Danum Grammar School among others. He established himself as an actor in school plays and went on to study drama at university . He made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year, he appeared as a World War II pilot in Piece of Cake, alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker. As well as occasional appearances in long-running series such as Casualty, London`s Burning and Lovejoy, he has appeared as George the Chauffeur in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (alongside Diana Rigg), in Inspector Morse (episode “The Way Through The Woods”), A Touch of Frost with David Jason, Between The Lines, Common As Muck (in 1994 & 1997) , Out of the Blue, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking and all four series of Messiah with Ken Stott. In 2007 Dudgeon appeared in the eponymous role of self-made millionaire Roman Pretty in the BBC2 sitcom Roman`s Empire. Since 2009 he has played Jim Riley in the BBC`s successful comedy Life of Riley. In 2010, Dudgeon appeared in an episode of the long-running ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, called “The Sword of Guillaume”. He was introduced in the episode as the cousin of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, who has announced his retirement from the role. Neil, also cast as a senior detective, will take over as the lead character in Midsomer Murders after the last episodes featuring John Nettles are screened in 2011. Neil appeared for the first time in Midsomer Murders in the opening episode of the fourth series (“Garden of Death”), Neil is married to Radio Producer Mary Peate, they have two children.

Фільмографія

• 2025Cope — Executive Producer
• 2019Midsomer Murders Holiday Pop-Up Collectible — DCI John Barnaby
• 2019Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
• Bornebusch i tevefabriken — Guest
• Плейхауз — Jim
• 2011United — Alan Hardaker
• 2010The Arbor — Steve Saul
• The Nativity — Joachim
• Life of Riley
• Survivors — Sean
• 2007Cherries — Phil O'Brien
• 2007Coming Down the Mountain — John Philips
• Kingdom — Terry
• Roman's Empire
• 2007Son of Rambow — Joshua
• Sorted — Harry Goodwin
• 2006The Lavender List — Joe Haines
• The Street — Brian Peterson
• 2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking — Lestrade
• 2004Бріджит Джонс: Межі розумного — Taxi Driver
• Celebrity Mastermind
• 2003Humanzee: The Human Chimp — Narrator (voice)
• 2003The Planman — ACC Brian Richards
• 2003The Return — Matt
• Rose and Maloney — Alan Richmond
• Messiah — DI Duncan Warren
• Murder in Mind — Edward Buttimore
• 2000Breathtaking — Richard Jackson
• 2000Dirty Tricks — Dennis
• 2000It Was an Accident — Holdsworth
• 1998Our Boy — DC Spence
• 1998The Gift — David
• The Mrs Bradley Mysteries — George Moody
• 1997Breakout — Dr. Neil McFarlane
• The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling — Puppeteer’s Assistant
• Суто англійські вбивства — Daniel Bolt, DCI John Barnaby
• 1996Different for Girls — Neil Payne
• Silent Witness — Det Supt Paul Barker
• Out of the Blue — DC Marty Brazil
• Common As Muck — Ken Andrews
• 1994Skallagrigg — Priest
• 1994Фатерлянд — Sex Crimes Cop
• 1993Resnick: Rough Treatment — William Doria
• 1993Sharpe's Eagle — Lieutenant Christian Gibbons
• Стрілки Шарпа — Gibbons
• A Touch of Frost — Costello
• Between the Lines
• Nice Town — Tom Edmonds
• 1992Resnick: Lonely Hearts — William Doria
• 1992Revolver — Eric Volkner
• 1990Fools of Fortune — Sergeant Rudkin
• 1990Night Voice — Dennis Crowson
• TECX
• 1989Red King, White Knight — Vlasek
• Piece of Cake — 'Moggy' Cattermole
• 1987Prick Up Your Ears — Policeman
• 1987Road — Brink
• Casualty — Mick
• London's Burning
• Lovejoy — DS Graham Bentley
• ScreenPlay — Brink, Crowson

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (2)

• 2022Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem — Self
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant