1. Ross Maxim Boatman was born on 3 March 1964 and is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of the poker-playing group the Hendon Mob.
16 Facts About Ross Boatman
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Ross Boatman is known for the role of firefighter Kevin Medhurst in the ITV drama series London's Burning from 1988 to 1995 and again in 2000.
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Ross Boatman appeared as Derek in the BBC Two sitcom Mum from 2016 to 2019, before starring in Stay Close on Netflix in 2021, and then joined the cast of the BBC One soap opera EastEnders as Harvey Monroe.
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Ross Boatman began working as a television actor in 1988, appearing in an episode of The StoryTeller and Dramarama, before earning his best-known role as fireman Kevin Medhurst in the long-running television series London's Burning.
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Ross Boatman portrayed Medhurst in over 100 episodes between 1988 and 1995, and again in 2000.
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Ross Boatman appeared in the award-winning West End play Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber.
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Ross Boatman starred in a NatWest bank television advertisement in 2015 playing a father who struggled with his utility bills.
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Ross Boatman famously turned down a role in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as he had just completed filming Hard Men and feared being typecast.
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Ross Boatman has maintained he has a preference for acting rather than poker, although he finds poker easier to profit from.
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Ross Boatman made his debut appearance as Harvey Monroe in July 2021.
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Ross Boatman begged to become involved in the game, and although initially dissuaded by his brother, he sat down and played his first poker session.
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Barny went on to teach him in the mid-'70s, and by the age of 12 Ross Boatman was gambling at "pitch and toss" behind his school gym.
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Together with his brother, Ross Boatman began attending a poker game in North London run by Joe Beevers and Ram Vaswani.
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Ross Boatman appeared in all 6 series of the show, but had his best run at the title in the second season.
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Ross Boatman reached the final by defeating Hemish Shah in the runners-up final to advance to the grand final, where he finished 2nd to Simon Trumper.
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Ross Boatman finished 7th in the event, where he and Barny became the first brothers to make the same WSOP final table.