Mark Jordon

{{short description|English actor}} {{distinguish|Mark Jordan (disambiguation){{!}}Mark Jordan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image =  | image_size = 150px | name = Mark Jordon | birth_name = Mark Jordon | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|1|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Oldham, Lancashire, England | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, director, producer | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = {{marriage|Siobhan Finneran|1997|2014|reason=divorced}}<br>Laura Norton (2015–present) | children = 4 }} '''Mark Jordon''' (born 25 January 1965) is a British actor, best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in the ITV period police drama ''Heartbeat'' from its start in 1992 until he left the role in 2007. A documentary, ''Heartbeat – Farewell Phil'', was broadcast on Christmas Day,<ref>[http://www.locatetv.com/tv/heartbeat--farewell-phil/3896232 LocateTV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811235806/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/heartbeat--farewell-phil/3896232 |date=2016-08-11 }}</ref>

Jordon made his directoral debut with the short film ''To The Sea Again'', which played at many festivals, making it to the final of the Angel Film Festival London<ref>[http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=220 WriteOutLoud]</ref> and Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.

On 8 July 2014, Jordon joined the cast of ''Emmerdale'' in the short term role of Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member until 31 January 2019, with a brief appearance on 20 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=Emmerdale star stages unexpected return after five years as co-star is axed |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/12/05/emmerdale-star-stages-unexpected-return-five-years-co-star-axed-22131261/ |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>

He is also known for his guest role as Connor Colman in BBC medical drama ''Holby City'', and as Ray Wood in ITV's ''The Long Shadow''.

Jordon's wife is his former ''Emmerdale'' colleague Laura Norton, alongside whom he also appeared in the ITV reality show ''Drama Queens''.

==Personal life== Jordon married actress Siobhan Finneran in 1997; they divorced in 2014. They have two children together.<ref name="RTEten">[http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1010/blog_tv_page1486967.html Downton Abbey - The Farce Factor] from RTÉ</ref>

His current wife is ''Emmerdale'' co-star Laura Norton. On 24 August 2020, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. On 29 January 2021, Norton gave birth to a son named Jesse.<ref>{{cite news |title=Emmerdale's real-life couple Laura Norton and Mark Jordon welcome a baby boy |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a35384204/emmerdale-laura-norton-mark-jordon-baby-boy/ |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> In November 2022, she gave birth to their daughter.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

In July 2018, Jordon was arrested on suspicion of assault, when an argument in a pub spilled over to a fight on the street.<ref name="arrest">{{Cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/15/emmerdale-star-mark-jordon-arrested-attacking-biting-oap-7718282/ |title=Emmerdale star Mark Jordon arrested for 'attacking and biting an OAP' |last=Lindsay |first=Duncan |date=15 July 2018 |work=Metro |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, he was charged with grievous bodily harm and assault.<ref name="charge">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-45779683 |title=Emmerdale star Mark Jordon charged with GBH and assault |date=7 October 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, Jordon pleaded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46504961 |title=Emmerdale star Mark Jordon denies Oldham pensioner pub assault |date=10 December 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, he was found not guilty of all charges.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-49252694 |title=Mark Jordon: Emmerdale actor cleared of pub attack |date=6 August 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Note |- | 1984–1985 | ''How We Used to Live'' | Dave/Sentry | TV series (5 episodes) |- | rowspan="2"| 1985 | ''Seaview'' | Ian | TV series (1 episode: "Growing Pains") |- | ''Number One'' | Hooligan | Film |- | rowspan="3"| 1986 | ''EastEnders'' | Youth | TV series (1 episode) |- | ''Strike It Rich!'' | Grolly | TV series (4 episodes) |- | ''Scene'' | | TV series (1 episode: "Too Nice By Half!") |- | 1987–1988 | ''Coronation Street'' | PC Wilson | TV series (4 episodes) |- | 1989 | ''4 Play'' | Des | TV series (1 episode: "Dawn and the Candidate") |- | rowspan="4"| 1990 | ''Shoot to Kill'' | D.S. Keith Farrington | TV film |- | ''Made in Heaven'' | Malcolm | TV series (1 episode: "A Fair Mix Up") |- | ''All Creatures Great and Small'' | PC Hicks | TV series (1 episode: "Food for Thought") |- | ''Medics'' | Steve | TV series (1 episode: "Annie") |- | rowspan="3"| 1991 | ''Waterfront Beat'' | | TV series (1 episode: "Acid Ship") |- | ''The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes'' | George | TV series (1 episode: "The Boscombe Valley Mystery") |- | ''Bread'' | Wagger | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 7.6") |- | 1992–2007 | ''Heartbeat'' | PC Phil Bellamy | TV series (Series Regular, 324 episodes) |- | 1994 | ''Earthfasts'' | PC Hunter | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.1") |- | 2003–2004 | ''The Royal'' | PC Phil Bellamy | TV series (10 episodes) |- | 2009 | ''Casualty'' | Tim Holdsworth | TV series (1 episode: "Not Wisely But Too Well") |- | 2012 | ''Hollyoaks'' | Mr Sykes | TV series (2 Episodes) |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''Doctors'' | Darren Compton | TV series (1 Episode "Through a Glass Darkly") |- | ''Casualty'' | Richard Patterson | TV series (1 Episode "You Always Hurt The One You Love") |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 | ''Halcyon Heights'' | Rupert | Film |- | ''Coronation Street'' | Graham Naisby | TV series (2 Episodes) |- | ''Rocket's Island'' | Peter | TV series 13 episodes |- | 2014, 2017–2019, 2024 | ''Emmerdale'' | Daz Spencer | TV series (Series Regular, 161 Episodes) |- | 2017 | ''Casualty'' | Harry Beatty | TV series (1 Episode "Sleeping with the Enemy") |}

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