Jon Iles (born 17 May 1954 in
Ripon
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,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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) is an English
actor
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who is best known for playing DC Mike Dashwood in ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on ...
'' from 1984 to 1992. He returned to the series in 1996, promoted to DS for the antiques squad. As well as a prolific stage career, Iles' other TV credits include ''
To the Manor Born
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'', ''
The Dick Emery Show
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'', ''
Doctors
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* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
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Crown Court
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'', ''
Law and Disorder'', ''
Never the Twain
''Never the Twain'' is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991.
It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer w ...
'', ''
Fresh Fields
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'' and Super Gran and the Super Match as Gary Bootle.
He now specialises in voiceover work for websites, training courses, documentaries and company videos, working from a recording studio in Devon. In 2016, he voiced a character for the video game "Enderal" and in 2017 he voiced the UK TV campaign for the martial arts movie ''
Blade of the Immortal
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. The series is set in Japan during the mid- Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mortal ...
''.
References
External links
*
The Bill Podcast Interview
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English male television actors
People from Ripon
English male voice actors
1954 births
Living people