Jesse Birdsall had one line as an extra in an episode of Minder from 1980 entitled "Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here".
12 Facts About Jesse Birdsall
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Jesse Birdsall first came to wider public attention in the serial Annika in 1984, his first notable television role.
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Jesse Birdsall appeared in the 1988 music video of Kim Wilde's single Hey Mister Heartache.
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Jesse Birdsall played the part of John Barron in the last episode of Inspector Morse in the episode The Remorseful Day which aired on 15 November 2000.
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Jesse Birdsall appeared in New Tricks as Tony Morgan in season 8 episode 6.
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Jesse Birdsall guest-starred in Midsomer Murders in the episodes "Market For Murder" in 2002 as Harry Painter and "Small Mercies" in 2009 as Mike Johnson.
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In 2006, Jesse Birdsall appeared as patient Dillon Ellis in two episodes of Holby City before reappearing in 2018 as Steven Fletcher, the estranged father of Adrian Fletcher.
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Jesse Birdsall had a small role in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders in August 2012, playing John Hewland, jilted fiance of Sharon Watts, in two episodes.
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Jesse Birdsall played the role of Fraser Black in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks but left the show in spring 2014 following a whodunit storyline in which he was murdered.
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The son of Penguin Books designer Derek Jesse Birdsall, Jesse Birdsall attended Hampstead School in north London.
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Jesse Birdsall has been married to Only Fools and Horses actress Gwyneth Strong, with whom he has two children, since 15 July 2000.
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Jesse Birdsall is a supporter of Arsenal having been born and brought up in the Highbury district.