# Michael Wildman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Wildman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Wildman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wildman > Source revision: 1336401898 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English actor Michael Wildman Born Enfield, London, England Occupation Actor Years active 1997–present Television Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Emmerdale (2019–2022) Baby Reindeer (2024) **Michael Wildman** is an English actor. ## Early life Wildman was born and raised in Enfield. ## Career Wildman appeared in the film *[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix_(film))*, where he played the role of a [centaur](/source/Centaur) [Magorian](/source/Magical_creatures_in_Harry_Potter#Centaurs).[1] Prior to accepting this role, Wildman was in the [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) playing other programmes, most notably in Episode 5 of the British sitcom *[Extras](/source/Extras_(TV_series))* alongside [Samuel L. Jackson](/source/Samuel_L._Jackson) and in the part of the first [Marc MacKenzie](/source/Marc_MacKenzie) in *[Family Affairs](/source/Family_Affairs)*. He portrayed the role of [Al Chapman](/source/Al_Chapman) on the ITV soap opera *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* between August 2019 and October 2022.[2] ## Personal life Wildman currently lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and son.[3] He is married to New Zealand-born actress Ceri Ann Gregory. ## Screen credits This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2021) - *[Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis](/source/Bring_Me_the_Head_of_Mavis_Davis)* (1997) as Hilary - *[Smack the Pony](/source/Smack_the_Pony)* Episodes No.1.7 (1999) and No.1.3 (1999)TV episode - *[Happiness](/source/Happiness_(British_TV_series))* (2001) TV Series as Toby X - *[Is Harry on the Boat?](/source/Is_Harry_on_the_Boat%3F)* Episode No.1.6 (2002) TV Episode as Josh - "Team Work" (1999) TV Episode as Karl Lawrence - "A Hard Day's Night" (2003) TV Episode as Rollo - "Dark Places" (2010) TV Episode as Troy - *[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))* - *[Peep Show](/source/Peep_Show_(British_TV_series))* Episode No.1.5 (2003) TV Episode as Band Member - *[Family Affairs](/source/Family_Affairs)* (2003–2004) as [Marc MacKenzie](/source/Marc_MacKenzie) No.1 - *[Down to Earth](/source/Down_to_Earth_(2000_TV_series))* "Ignorance Is Bliss" (2005) TV Episode as Alex Faraday - *[Extras](/source/Extras_(TV_series))* Episode No.1.5 (2005) TV Episode as Danny - *[Waking the Dead](/source/Waking_the_Dead_(TV_series))* Black Run (2005) TV Episode as Tom - *[The Bourne Ultimatum](/source/The_Bourne_Ultimatum_(film))* (2007) as CRI Agent - *W delta Z* (2007) as O'Hare - *[Frankenstein](/source/Frankenstein_(2007_film))* (2007) as DCI Connely - *[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix_(film))* (2007) as Magorian Centaur - *[HolbyBlue](/source/HolbyBlue)* (2008) as Adam Starkey - *[Miranda](/source/Miranda_(TV_series))* (2009) as The Gym Instructor (Series 1 Episode 3 "Job")[4] - *[Primeval](/source/Primeval_(TV_series))* (2009) as Captain Ross - *[Plus One](/source/Plus_One_(TV_series))* (2009) as Vic - *[New Tricks](/source/New_Tricks)* (2010) as Milton Joseph - *Walter's War* (2011) as Edward Tull - *[Me and Mrs Jones](/source/Me_and_Mrs_Jones_(TV_series))* (2012) as Nero - *Acts Of Godfrey* (2012) as Jamie - *[Being Human](/source/Being_Human_(British_TV_series))* (2012) as [Milo](/source/List_of_Being_Human_(British_TV_series)_characters) - *[The Sweeney](/source/The_Sweeney_(2012_film))* (2012) as Evelyn Simmonds - *[Eve](/source/Eve_(British_TV_series))* (2016) as Lord Hoffman - *[Silent Witness](/source/Silent_Witness)* (2016) as DI Joe Curtis - *[Midsomer Murders](/source/Midsomer_Murders)* as Killion Staples episode 18.4 "A Dying Art" - *[London Has Fallen](/source/London_Has_Fallen)* (2016) as Agent Voight - *[Death in Paradise](/source/Death_in_Paradise_(TV_series))* (2017) as Archer Browne - *[Back](/source/Back_(TV_series))* (2017–2021) as Tom - *[American Assassin](/source/American_Assassin)* (2017) as Orion instructor - *[Ready Player One](/source/Ready_Player_One_(film))* (2018) as Sixer Drill Instructor - *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* (2019–2022) as [Al Chapman](/source/Al_Chapman) - *[Liar](/source/Liar_(TV_series))* (2020) as DI Michael McCoy - *[Baby Reindeer](/source/Baby_Reindeer)* (2024) as Greggsy - *[Maigret](/source/Maigret_(2025_TV_series))* (2025) as Gustave Fernand ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Michael Wildman: Mum more excited about Emmerdale role than Spielberg film"](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/michael-wildman-mum-more-excited-about-emmerdale-role-than-spielberg-film/38378080.html). *[Belfast Telegraph](/source/Belfast_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 15 February 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Emmerdale's Michael Wildman only found out who Al was cheating with a week before filming"](https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a35335675/emmerdale-michael-wildman-al-cheating-filming/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. 27 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["TV actor unveils new-look garden at his son's pre-school"](https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/home/116065/tv-actor-unveils-new-look-garden-at-his-son-s-pre-school.html). *Henley Standard*. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Series 1, Episode 3 - Job"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250804061419/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/miranda/episodes/1/3/). *[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/miranda/episodes/1/3/) on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025. ## External links - [Michael Wildman](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1183224/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz This article about an English film actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:England-film-actor-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AEngland-film-actor-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:England-film-actor-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michael Wildman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wildman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wildman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.