Neil Dudgeon was born on 2 January 1961 and is an English actor who, since 2010, has played DCI John Barnaby in the ITV drama series Midsomer Murders.
11 Facts About Neil Dudgeon
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Neil Dudgeon replaced John Nettles in the lead role in 2011.
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Neil Dudgeon was born in Doncaster in 1961, where he was raised.
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Neil Dudgeon attended Intake Secondary Modern school in Doncaster, among other schools.
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Neil Dudgeon appeared in the romantic comedy film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, playing the taxi driver who takes the title character to meet Mark Darcy towards the end of the film.
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In 2007, Neil Dudgeon appeared in the eponymous role of self-made millionaire Roman Pretty in the BBC2 sitcom Roman's Empire.
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In 2010, Neil Dudgeon appeared in an episode of the ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders called "The Sword of Guillaume".
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Neil Dudgeon was introduced in the episode as the cousin of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, who retired from the role.
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Neil Dudgeon, cast as a senior detective, took over as the lead character in Midsomer Murders after the last episodes featuring John Nettles were screened in 2011.
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Neil Dudgeon had first appeared in Midsomer Murders in the opening episode of the fourth series, playing a secondary character.
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In 2012, Neil Dudgeon starred as Norman Birkett on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series in four plays written by Caroline and David Stafford, based on Birkett's cases.