Martin Ledwith is a Scottish actor and acting coach, best known for his work in theatre and television.
Early life
Ledwith was born in
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
,
Lanarkshire, the fourth son of Peter Ledwith and Theresa Gregory.
His first job in theatre was as a designer for Wiseguise Theatre, Glasgow. He designed productions at the
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and the
Tron Theatre, Glasgow.
Ledwith moved to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (
RADA). At RADA he studied Stanislavski technique with
Doreen Cannon and voice with Robert Palmer.
Stage career
Ledwith's first role after leaving RADA was in the
Royal Court production of "The Future Is Betamax" at the
Ambassadors Theatre in London's
West End.
His most recent stage role was as
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in
Harvey Weinstein's production of
Finding Neverland directed by
Rob Ashford at the
Curve theatre
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,
Leicester
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.
Screen career
Ledwith's first screen role was in "
The Crow Road" (BBC) in 1996.
He is probably best known for his regular roles in two TV series. In "
Heartbeat
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" (Yorkshire Television), he played the role of cheating philanderer, Andy Ryan in series 9 (1999).
In 2001–2002, Ledwith was a regular in "
Holby City
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"(BBC) playing the part of Father Michael, who committed suicide after having an illicit affair with a nurse.
Other roles have included guest appearances in "
Taggart" (STV), "
The Whistle-Bowler" (BBC), "
Monarch of the Glen" (BBC) and "Superbugs" (
WGBH-TV Boston).
Acting coach
Ledwith is an acting coach and consultant for film, theatre and television. He originally taught Stanislavski Technique at London's City Lit. He has worked with actors and directors on a variety of projects including ''Spider-Man: Far From Home,'' ''
Daredevil
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* A stunt performer
Arts and media Comics
* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...
'', ''
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'', ''
The Night Of'', ''
The Crown'', ''
The Collection'', ''
Salem
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Canada
Ontario
* Bruce County
** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie
** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce
* Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
'', ''
Deadpool'', ''
Snatch'', ''
The Americans'', ''
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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'', ''
Jason Bourne'', ''
Top Boy'', ''
Boardwalk Empire
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'', ''
Green Room'', ''
Guardians of the Galaxy'', ''
Humans'', ''
Quantico'', ''
'71'', ''
Prince of Persia
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The first two games i ...
'', ''
The Woman in Black
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'', ''
The Impossible'', ''
One Day'', ''
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' and ''
Downton Abbey''.
Other work
Ledwith supplied the voices for
the Streets' video, "World's Longest Music Video". He has voiced many radio and TV commercials.
Mentalism
Ledwith had a brief parallel spell as a stage mentalist and psychological illusionist.
Selected theatre work
* Conch in
The Cut. Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
* Eddie in
The Future Is Betamax Royal Court, London.
* Patrick in
The Call. Royal Court, London.
* Dr John Bretton in
Villette. Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
*
Gabriel Oak
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in
Far From The Madding Crowd
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. Watermill Theatre, Newbury.
* Whitey in
Terms of Abuse. Hampstead Theatre, London.
* Armstrong in
An Experiment with an Air Pump
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. Hampstead Theatre, London.
* Hippolytus in
Phaedra
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Mythology
* Phaedra (mythology), Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, wife of Theseus
Arts and entertainment
* ''Phaedra'' (Alexandre Cabanel), an 1880 painting
Film
* ''Phaedra'' (film), a 1962 film by ...
. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh.
* Dowie in
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals. Southwark Playhouse, London.
* Jim MacMillan in
The Queen's English. Watford Palace Theatre.
* Bobby Gould in
Speed The Plow
''Speed-the-Plow'' is a 1988 play by David Mamet that is a satirical dissection of the American movie business. As stated in ''The Producer's Perspective'', "this is a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films ''Wag the Dog'' (1997) and ''St ...
. Library Theatre, Manchester.
*
Banquo in
Macbeth
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. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh.
* Orsino in
Twelfth Night. Horsecross Arts, Perth.
* The Producer in
Six Characters In Search of An Author. Headlong Theatre.
*
Arthur Conan Doyle
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in
Finding Neverland. Curve, Leicester.
Selected filmography
* Darren in
The Crow Road, BBC
* Thomas and Jay Erskine in
Taggart STV
* Mark McNeil in
Dreamteam SKY. Recurring character.
* Vincent Shearer in
The Whistle-Blower
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BBC
* Andy Ryan in
Heartbeat
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Heartbeat, heart beat, heartbeats, and heart beats may refer to:
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*Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system
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Yorkshire. Series regular.
* Dr Nugent in
Doctors
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Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
BBC. Recurring character.
* Father Michael Chambers in
Holby City
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BBC. Series regular.
* Martin Carter in
Monarch of the Glen BBC.
* Alexander Fleming in Superbugs
WGBH Boston
* Sergeant Bryant in
Comes A Bright Day
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Feature film.
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External links
* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496714/
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Scottish male stage actors
Scottish male television actors
Scottish male film actors
Alumni of RADA